Monika Kallies

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Monika Kallies
Personal information
Born (1956-07-31) 31 July 1956 (age 67)
Stralsund, Bezirk Rostock, East Germany
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Women's rowing
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Nottingham Eight

Monika Kallies (later Leschhorn; born 31 July 1956) is a German rower

Kallies was born in 1956 in Stralsund and was a member of SC Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.[1] At the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham she won a gold medal with the women's eight.[2] She won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics with the women's eight.[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Monika Kallies". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Monika Leschhorn-Kallies". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Olympische Spiele 1976 Montreal". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.