Career
The twenty-year-old triumphed with the Deutsche Demokratische Republik women"s relay team in the 4×100 m medley together with her teammates Kristin Otto, Silke Hörner and Katrin Meissner, and finished second in both the 100 m and the 200 m butterfly. She is a daughter of the legendary Horst Weigang, once a football player of the year for East Germany. She started her career in South Carolina Turbine Erfurt.
After Birte has given up her swimming career, she became a coach.