Jutta Behrendt ( Hampe; 15 November 1960 in

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) is a German competition

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, world champion and Olympic champion. Hampe competed for the

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and received a gold medal in single sculls at the

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in gold (second class) for her sporting success. In the 1987 season, Hampe was displaced from the single scull by

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who had returned after a break. Hampe joined the quad scull team, herself having replaced Kerstin Hinze. She competed under her maiden name until the end of the 1987 rowing season and had married by mid-October 1987. Her husband, Dirk Behrendt, is a rowing trainer.

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