Christine Hahn-Scheiblich ( Scheiblich; born 31 December 1954) is a German rower and Olympic champion. Scheiblich was born in 1954 in Wilsdruff, Saxony. She took up rowing in 1968. She received a gold medal in single sculls at the

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in Montreal."1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Rowing"
(Retrieved on 13 June 2008) Her last competition was the

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in New Zealand where she won her final gold medal. On 22 July 1978, Scheiblich married Ulrich Hahn, who was a world championship

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r during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Scheiblich studied

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from 1978 to 1981 and later worked in that occupation in Dresden.

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* 1954 births Living people East German female rowers Olympic rowers for Germany Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Sportspeople from Saxony German physiotherapists People from Bezirk Dresden {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub