Britta Kristin Büthe (born 25 May 1988 in

Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 109,976. Dearborn is the seventh most-populated city in Michigan and is home to the largest Muslim population in the United States pe ...

) is an American-born

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player. She won a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her teammate

Karla Borger Karla Borger (born 22 November 1988 in Heppenheim) is a German beach volleyball player. She won a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her teammate Britta Büthe. In 2014 they won the German Championship. At the 2016 Summer O ...

. At the

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, she competed in women's beach volleyball with teammate Kara Borger. They were defeated by the

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ian team of Larissa França and Talita Antunes in the round of 16.

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