Petra Nows

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full namePetra•Nows (-Becker-Nows)
Used namePetra•Nows
Born23 June 1953 in Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements177 cm / 75 kg
AffiliationsSV Blau-Weiß Bochum, Bochum (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

West German breaststroke swimmer Petra Nows finished fifth in the 200 m final at the 1972 München Olympics. The following year she won the bronze medal with the 4x100 medley relay team at the Belgrade World Championships. That same year, 1973, she won both national titles in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke. She later worked as a school teacher.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) FRG Petra Nows
200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) 5

Special Notes