Peggy Waleska

Peggy Waleska (born 11 April 1980) is a German rower.

Peggy Waleska
Personal information
Born (1980-04-11) 11 April 1980
Pirna, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubPirnaer Ruderverein 1872
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
2001 Lucerne Women's quad
2002 Seville Women's quad
2003 Milan Quad Sculls
2009 Poznan Quad Sculls

Waleska was born in 1980 in Pirna, a town in Saxony.[1] She is a world champion rower who won a gold medal in the women's quadruple sculls in Lucerne, Switzerland, in 2001 and successfully defended the title in Seville, Spain, in 2002. At the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, Waleska won a silver medal in the women's double sculls event.[2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peggy Waleska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. "Peggy Waleska". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2017.


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