Pia Berger-Vogel
Pia Berger-Vogel 
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| birthday | January 8, 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Sursee , Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| job | medical masseuse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| status | resigned | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| End of career | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pia Berger-Vogel (born January 8, 1969 in Sursee ) is a former Swiss rowing athlete .
Life
Pia Berger-Vogel (formerly Pia Vogel) was born on January 8, 1969 in Sursee. She grew up on Lake Sempach near Lucerne.
At the age of 15, she attended a trial rowing session at the Seeclub Sursee . She was discovered as a talent and turned to rowing. At the age of 17, Pia Berger-Vogel won the first Swiss Junior Championship and took part in the Junior World Championships . Over the years, further successes followed, which were crowned by the two world championship titles in 1998 and 1999. In 2004 Berger-Vogel resigned from active rowing.
The Sports Association of the Canton of Lucerne honored Pia Berger-Vogel with the “Lucerne Sports Prize 1998”, which she received on January 11, 1999.
Pia Berger-Vogel has been married since 2009 and lives with her husband in Switzerland and Ireland.
Sporting successes
International
| year | competition | rank |
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| 1986 | Junior World Championships in Roudnice (TCH) | 7th rank (double scull) |
| 1987 | Junior World Championships in Cologne (D) | 2nd rank (double scull) |
| 1988 | U-23 World Championships in Gent (BEL) | 3rd rank (one) / lightweights |
| 1989 | World Championships in Bled (YUG) | 7th rank (double scull) / lightweights |
| 1990 | U-23 World Championships in Narro (ITA) | 1st rank (double scull) / lightweights |
| 1991 | World Championships in Vienna (A) | 9th rank (double scull) / lightweights |
| 1991 | U-23 World Championships in Linz (A) | 1st rank (double scull) / lightweights |
| 1992 | World Championships in Montreal (CAN) | 5th rank (double scull) / lightweights |
| 1993 | World Championships in Roudnice (TCH) | 10th place (one) / lightweights |
| 1994 | World Championships in Indianapolis (USA) | 3rd rank (one) / lightweights |
| 1995 | World Championships in Tampere (FIN) | 6th rank (one) / lightweights |
| 1998 | World Championships in Cologne (D)] | World Champion (One) / Lightweights |
| 1999 | World Championships in St. Catharines (CAN) | World Champion (One) / Lightweights |
| 2000 | Olympic Games in Sydney (AUS) | 5th rank (double scull) / lightweights |
| 2001 | World Championships in Lucerne (CH) | 3rd rank (one) / lightweights |
National
Between 1986 and 2004 Pia Vogel won 14 Swiss championship titles.
Awards
| year | Award |
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| 1987 | Awarded the "Göpf-Kottmann Medal" |
| 1987 | Awarded the "Golden Honorary Row of Switzerland" |
| 1998 | Award as "Central Switzerland Sportswoman of the Year" |
| 1999 | Awarded the "Göpf-Kottmann Medal" |
| 1999 | Award as "Central Switzerland Sportswoman of the Year" |
Web links
- Pia Berger-Vogel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Berger-Vogel, Pia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss rowing athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sursee |