Sabine Bothe
| Sabine Bothe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
8 July 1960 Havelberg, East Germany | ||
| Died | September 21, 2023 (aged 63) | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Havelberg | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1974-1990 | SC Magdeburg | ||
1990-1997 | TuS Walle Bremen | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
?-1990 | East Germany | ||
1990-1997 | Germany | ||
Medal record | |||
Sabine Heidrun Bothe (née Picken, 8 July 1960 – 21 September 2023), also known as Sabine Adamik, was a German handball goalkeeper. She won the 1993 World Championship.[1] She also participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where the German national team was placed fourth.
Bothe was born in Havelberg on 8 July 1960, and died in Garsten on 21 September 2023, at the age of 63.[2]
Career
[edit]She started practicing athletics before turning to Handball in 1968 at her home town club in Havelberg. In 1974 she joined SC Magdeburg. In 1990 she joined TuS Walle Bremen.[3] Here she won the 1994 EHF Cup Winners' Cup and several national titles.[2] She left the club in 1997.[3]
National Team
[edit]She represented first East Germany and after the fall of the Berlin Wall, unified Germany team.[4] At the 1982 and 1986 World Championships she finished 4th with East Germany.[2]
At the 1993 World Championship she won gold medals with the unified Germany team.[1] A year later she won silver medals at the inaugural European Championship at home soil.[2]
In total she played 236 national team games for both german teams.[3]
Recognition
[edit]In 1984 she was awarded the DDR Patriotic Order of Merit in silver.[5] In 1986 she was named DDR Handballer of the year.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vor 22 Jahren: Deutschlands Frauen sind Weltmeister" (in German). Handball-World. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Trauer um Sabine Bothe" (in German). German Handball Association. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ehemalige Nationaltorhüterin Sabine Bothe gestorben" (in German). mdr.de. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "» Statistik » Weltmeisterschaften » Frauen". dhb.de (in German). German Handball Association. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Neues Deutschland, 1./2. September 1984, P. 4.
- ^ ""Bester Handballer" / "Beste Handballerin" (DDR)" (in German). bundesligainfo.de. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Profile at sports-reference.com
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- 1960 births
- 2023 deaths
- People from Havelberg
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Magdeburg
- German female handball players
- Handball players from Saxony-Anhalt
- Olympic handball players for Germany
- Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
- 20th-century German sportswomen
- East German female handball players
- SC Magdeburg sportspeople