Beate Bühler is a retired female volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 player from Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, who competed for West Germany

West Germany

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 at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 in Los Angeles, United States. There she ended up in sixth place with the national squad

Germany women's national volleyball team

The Germany women's national volleyball team is the national team of Germany. It is governed by the Deutscher Volleyball-Verband .-Managers:-World Championship:* 1982 — 14th place * 1986 — 4th place and 13th testnz...

 after a loss (0-3) in the last classification match (5th/6th place) against South Korea

South Korea women's national volleyball team

The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches...

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Bühler competed in the beach volleyball

Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....

 tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 and, alongside Danja Müsch

Danja Müsch

Danja Müsch is a former female beach volleyball player from Germany, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, 2000 and 2004...

, she claimed the gold medal at the 1994 European Championships

1994 European Beach Volleyball Championships

The 1994 European Beach Volleybal Championships were held in August, 1994 in Almería, Spain. It was the second official edition of the men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the first time.-Men's competition:-Women's competition:...

 in Almería, Spain.