Birte Weigang (born 31 January 1968 in Leipzig) is a former butterfly and backstroke swimmer from East Germany, who won three medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The twenty-year-old triumphed with the DDR women's relay team in the 4×100 m medley together with her teammates Kristin Otto, Silke Hörner and Katrin Meissner, and finished second in both the 100 m and the 200 m butterfly. She won a gold medal in 1987 at the European Championships, in the women's 4×100 m medley.

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Birte Weigang

Weigang in 1988
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Full name	Birte Weigang
Nationality	German
Born	(1968-01-31) 31 January 1968 (age 56) Leipzig, Saxony, East Germany
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, medley, butterfly
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 4×100 m medley 1988 Seoul 100 m butterfly 1988 Seoul 200 m butterfly World Championships (LC) 1986 Madrid 200 m butterfly European Championships (LC) 1985 Sofia 100 m backstroke 1985 Sofia 4×100 m medley 1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m medley 1985 Sofia 100 m butterfly 1987 Strasbourg 100 m butterfly 1987 Strasbourg 200 m butterfly

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She is a daughter of the legendary Horst Weigang, once a footballer of the year for East Germany. She started her career in SC Turbine Erfurt. Weigang celebrated her biggest success in 1985, when at the age of 17 she became a European backstroke champion. Later she concentrated on butterfly style and won a silver medal at the World Championships in 1986, which were held in Madrid.

After Weigang gave up her swimming career, she became a coach.

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