Brigitte Ahrenholz

Brigitte Ahren Wood ( born August 8, 1952 in Potsdam) is a former rower from the German Democratic Republic.

Ahren was wood in 1971 at the age of 19 years, vice-European champion and silver medalist so together with the aft of the GDR at the European Championships in Copenhagen. This failure to defend this boat the title, its predecessor, without Ahren wood, a year had won. Two years later, from Potsdam in Moscow succeeded in the quadruple scull with coxswain the European title against the Romanians in the last European Championships in front of a 30-year break.

Another year later, in 1974, Ahren wood could now also in the aft her first international title, the success at the World Championships in Lucerne, fetch. The greatest success but she succeeded in 1976 when she won in Montreal at the Olympic Games with nearly three seconds ahead of the team of the Soviet Union Olympic victory with the roller to control Ms. Marina Wilke. For this sporting success was in 1974 and in 1976 awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze or silver.

In addition to its international titles Ahren wood was also several times German champion, especially in the sprint you get some success.

Ahrenholz learned the rowing rowing club Werder, later she moved to Sports Club Berlin - Grunau where it reached its greatest sporting successes. Since 2008 she is chairwoman of the rowing club Werder.

After her athletic career, Brigitte Ahrenholz studied medicine and in 1983 received his doctorate with a dissertation on the treatment of cartilage disease of the patella. She has practiced as a surgeon in Werder ( Havel ).