Liane Michaelis (born 23 April 1953) is a former

East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player who is a world champion from the 1975 World Championship. She also won silver medals at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. At the

1976 Olympics 1976 Olympics refers to both: *The 1976 Winter Olympics, which were originally to be held in Denver, United States, but relocated to Innsbruck, Austria *The 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of t ...

she won the silver medal with the East German team. She played three matches. In total she played 54 games for the East German national team. At club level she played for

SC Magdeburg The SC Magdeburg is a professional handball club from Magdeburg, Germany. The team plays in the highest German league, the Handball-Bundesliga and regularly in highest international competitions. They won the EHF Champions League in 1978, 1981, ...

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1953 births Living people German female handball players Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for East Germany Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics East German female handball players Sportspeople from Schönebeck Sportspeople from Bezirk Magdeburg SC Magdeburg sportspeople {{Germany-handball-Olympic-medalist-stub