Brigitte Amm is a retired East German rower who won one gold and four silver medals at

European championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

between 1961 and 1966. At the 1961 East German national championships she became national champion with the women's eight. The women's eight, made up solely of rowers from SCW DHfK Leipzig, was sent to the

1961 European Rowing Championships The 1961 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Vltava (Moldau) in the Czechoslovakian capital Prague. The event for women was held from 18 to 20 August, and 9 countries competed with 32 boats. The event for men was he ...

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

, Czechoslovakia, where they won silver. In December 1961, seven of the eight rowers were given a Master of Sport award (Gisela Schirmer and their coxswain missed out).

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people East German female rowers Recipients of the Master of Sport European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub