Sabine Bischoff (21 May 1958 – 6 March 2013) was a German fencer.

Biography

Sabine Bischoff fought for the

Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim The Tauberbischofsheim Fencing Club (in German ''Fecht-Club Tauberbischofsheim eingetragener Verein''; commonly known as ''FC Tauberbischofsheim e. V.'') is a fencing club based in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tauberbischof ...

. She won a gold medal in the team foil at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

, which was the first German Olympic gold medal in this event. Between 1979 and 1986 Bischoff won six medals at world championships in the same team foil event, including a gold in 1985; she lost the individual foil final in 1985 to her teammate Cornelia Hanisch. Bischoff had degrees in psychology, history and social sciences, and worked as a high school teacher after retiring from competitions. She died after a long, chronic disease. Her brother Stefan also competed in foil, but at a national level.

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* 1958 births 2013 deaths German female fencers Olympic fencers of West Germany Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Koblenz Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Germany-fencing-bio-stub