Ramona Balthasar (born 9 January 1964) is a German rower.
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Born | (1964-01-09) 9 January 1964 (age 58) Forst, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SG Dynamo Potsdam SC Dynamo Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balthasar was born in 1964[1] in Forst, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany.[2] She initially competed for SG Dynamo Potsdam and was chosen for the 1984 Summer Olympics but did not compete due to the Eastern Bloc boycott.[3] During 1985, she changed to SC Dynamo Berlin. At the 1985 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel, she became world champion in the quad scull boat class.[4] She changed from sculling to sweep rowing and at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, she won gold with the women's eight.[5] At the 1989 World Rowing Championships in Bled, she won silver in the same boat class.[4]
In October 1986, she was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold (first class) for her sporting success.[6] Balthasar studied medicine.[3]
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