Brigitte Ahrenholz

Brigitte Irene Ahrenholz (8 August 1952 – March or April 2018) was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Brigitte Ahrenholz

Personal information
Born	(1952-08-08)8 August 1952 Potsdam, East Germany
Died	March or April 2018 (aged 65)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Women's rowing Representing  East Germany 1976 Montreal Eight World Rowing Championships 1974 Lucerne Eight European Rowing Championships 1971 Copenhagen Eight 1973 Moscow Coxed quad scull

She was born in Potsdam. In 1976 she was a crew member of the East German boat that won the gold medal in the eight event.^[1] After her rowing career, she studied medicine and graduated in 1983. At first she worked at the Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain as a surgeon before moving to Werder where she continued as a surgeon until her retirement.^[2][3]

Ahrenholz was last seen on the evening of 3 March 2018,^[3] reported to Police as missing the following morning^[4] and was found dead over a month later, on 7 April 2018, aged 65. Her cause of death is currently unknown.^[5]