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Ute Schell

Ute Schell ( Stange then Wagner, born 2 April 1966) is a German rower, who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She has won several medals at international rowing competitions. She was first coached by Herta Weissig and then Wolfgang Schell. She first competed under her maiden name Stange up until the 1988 Olympics; in November 1988 she received a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold under her first married name Wagner. In 1995 she married her coach Schell. She competed at the 1996 Olympics under her second married name Schell.

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Ute Schell ( Stange then Wagner, born 2 April 1966) is a German rower, who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She has won several medals at international rowing competitions. She was first coached by Herta Weissig and then Wolfgang Schell. She first competed under her maiden name Stange up until the 1988 Olympics; in November 1988 she received a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold under her first married name Wagner. In 1995 she married her coach Schell. She competed at the 1996 Olympics under her second married name Schell.

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  1. date of birth: 1966-04-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1966-04-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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