Irina Müller
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Irina Müller (later Weiße, born 10 October 1951) is a German rower, who won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a member of the SG Dynamo Potsdam.[1][2]
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Born | (1951-10-10) 10 October 1951 (age 72) Leipzig, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | judge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Stefan Weiße | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Müller was born in Leipzig; sources vary whether the birth year was 1950[3] or 1951.[4]
Immediately after the 1976 Summer Olympics, she married fellow rower Stefan Weiße. As Irina Weiße, she was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in silver in September 1976.[5] She was an informer for the Stasi under the codename "Ines".[6]