Sabine Bischoff (21 May 1958 – 6 March 2013) was a German fencer.

Biography

Sabine Bischoff fought for the Fencing-Club Tauberbischofsheim. She won a gold medal in the team foil at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which was the first German Olympic gold medal in this event. Between 1979 and 1986 Bischoff won six medals at world championships in the same team foil event, including a gold in 1985; she lost the individual foil final in 1985 to her teammate Cornelia Hanisch.

Sabine Bischoff

Bischoff had degrees in psychology, history and social sciences, and worked as a high school teacher after retiring from competitions. She died after a long, chronic disease. Her brother Stefan also competed in foil, but at a national level.

Sabine Bischoff

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1958 births

2013 deaths

German female fencers

Olympic fencers for West Germany

Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for West Germany

Olympic medalists in fencing

Sportspeople from Koblenz

Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sabine Bischoff