Barbara Norton

Barbara Norton , married Barbara Conrad , previously Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann and Barbara Schüttpelz , (born September 9, 1956 in Essen ) is a former German canoeist .

The canoe racer from KG Essen was third in a four-person kayak at the Junior World Championships in 1973 . In 1974 she took sixth place in the two-person kayak and fifth place in the four-person kayak at the World Championships in the adult class , in 1975 she was fifth in the two-person kayak and sixth in the four-person kayak. She took part in the 1976 Olympic Games in a two-person kayak. Together with Heiderose Wallbaum , she finished fifth in 1: 53.86 minutes.

At the World Championships in 1978 and 1979, she finished fourth in the single kayak . The 1983 World Championships brought her and Josefa Idem eighth in a two-person kayak. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles she was behind Agneta Andersson silver medalist in a single kayak over 500 meters and bronze medalist in a two-person kayak (with Josefa Idem) over 500 meters, and fifth in a four-person kayak. Furthermore, she won 34 German championship titles. Barbara Conrad was married to the canoeist Detlef Lewe (1939-2008) for a while.

successes

• German champion in the single over 500 meters from 1977 to 1984
• German champion in two over 500 meters from 1973 to 1975 with Irene Pepinghege , 1976 to 1978 with Sonja Brosen, 1979 and 1980 with Eva Brünsing, 1981 with Ute Jürgensen and 1982 with Stupp
• German champion 1974 to 1981 as well as 1984 and 1985
• German champion over 6000 m in one 1977

literature

• National Olympic Committee for Germany: The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany. Frankfurt am Main 1976 (Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann) with birthplace Essen
• National Olympic Committee for Germany: Los Angeles 1984. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1984 (Barbara Schüttpelz) with birthplace Essen

Web links

• Barbara Norton in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• German championships