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East German rowers

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Andreas Decker

Andreas Decker (born 1952, Zwickau) is an East German rower, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the coxless fours (Montréal 1976, Moscow 1980) with SC DHfK Leipzig, and four-time world champion in the same boat class.

Bernd Baumgart

Bernd Baumgart (born 1955, Lutherstadt Wittenberg) is a retired East German rower, SC DHfK Leipzig, who won gold in the men's coxed eight at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in 5:58.29; retired 1979, became a sports teacher.

Bernd Eichwurzel

Bernd Eichwurzel (born 1964, Oranienburg) is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's coxed four for East Germany at Seoul 1988 and three world titles (1986, 1987, 1990) with SG Dynamo Potsdam.

Bernd Krauß

Bernd Krauß (born 1953, Plauen) is a German rower, not to be confused with Bernd Krause; he won Olympic gold in the men's eights for East Germany at Moscow 1980 and the 1979 world eights title.

Bernd Landvoigt

Bernd Landvoigt (born 1951), East German rower, twin brother of Jörg; coxless pair Olympic gold 1976 and 1980, bronze eight 1972, four world titles, 179 wins in 180 races; later DRV coach in Potsdam.

Bernd Niesecke

Bernd Niesecke (born 1958, Brandenburg an der Havel) is an East German rower, 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion in the men's coxed four; he missed Los Angeles 1984 due to the boycott.

Carsten Bunk

Carsten Bunk (born 1960, Berlin) is an East German rower, 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls with Dundr, Heppner, and Winter; 1978 world single sculls champion.

Dieter Grahn

Dieter Grahn (born 1944, Sobótka/Zobten) is a German rower and coach; East German coxless four Olympic champion 1968 and 1972, world champion 1966 and 1970, later Bundestrainer of the German men's eight.

Dieter Wendisch

Dieter Wendisch (born 1953), East German rower, SC Einheit Dresden; two Olympic rowing golds, eights at Montreal 1976 and coxed fours at Moscow 1980, plus world titles 1975, 1977, 1978.

Frank Dundr

Frank Dundr, born Frank Butz in 1957, is a retired East German rower of SC Dynamo Berlin who won Olympic gold in the men's quadruple sculls at Moscow 1980 and world titles in 1977 and 1978.

Frank Forberger

Frank Forberger (1943–1998) was a German rower from Meißen, Saxony, who competed for East Germany and won Olympic gold in the coxless fours in 1968 and 1972.

Friedrich Wilhelm Ulrich

Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich, East German rower (born 1953, Packebusch), Olympic gold in men's coxed pair 1976 and 1980 with Harald Jährling and cox Georg Spohr; also world champion in the eights 1975, 1978, 1979; later coach in Saarland and Koblenz.

Gottfried Dohn

Gottfried Döhn (Dohn, Doehn), East German rower born 1951 in Dresden, won Olympic gold in the eights at Montreal 1976 and coxed fours at Moscow 1980, plus world titles in 1975, 1977, and 1978.

Hans Joachim Luck

Hans-Joachim Lück (born 1953, Stralsund) is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's coxed eight for East Germany at Montreal 1976, then World Championship gold in 1977, and later became a rowing coach in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Hans Peter Koppe

Hans Peter Koppe (Hans-Peter Koppe), born 1958 in Leipzig, is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eights for East Germany at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, with world silver and bronze in 1982 and 1981.

Heinz Jurgen Bothe

Heinz-Jürgen Bothe (born 1941, Berlin) is an East German rower who won 1968 Olympic gold in the coxless pairs with Jörg Lucke, then developed GDR racing boats at the FES institute. Not the Hannover 96 footballer Heinz Bothe.

Joachim Dreifke

Joachim Dreifke (born 1952, Greifswald) is a German rower who competed for East Germany, Olympic gold in double sculls 1980 with Klaus Kröppelien, bronze single sculls 1976, four world titles, later a coach.

Jorg Friedrich

Jörg Friedrich (born 1959, Rathenow) is an East German rower, Olympic gold medalist in the men's eights at Moscow 1980, world champion in eights 1979 and coxed fours 1981; not the author or bobsledder Friedrich.

Jorg Landvoigt

Jörg Landvoigt (born 1951), East German rower; with twin brother Bernd won Olympic coxless pairs gold 1976 and 1980, bronze in the 1972 eights, and 179 of 180 races in the pair.

Jorg Lucke

Jörg Lucke (born 1942, Berlin) is an East German rower, double Olympic champion: coxless pairs 1968 Mexico City with Heinz-Jürgen Bothe, coxed pairs 1972 Munich with Gunkel and Neubert; also world champion 1975.

Jurgen Thiele

Jürgen Thiele (born 1959, Altenburg) is an East German rower, 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxless four (6:08.17) with Brietzke, Decker, and Semmler; later fourth at the 1981 and 1983 World Championships. Not the water polo player Jürgen Thiel.

Karl Heinz Bußert

Karl-Heinz Bußert (born 1955) is a German rower of SG Dynamo Potsdam who won Olympic quadruple sculls gold for East Germany at Montreal 1976 as a replacement and five World Championship titles, 1977-1982.

Karl Heinz Prudohl

Karl-Heinz Prudöhl (Karl Heins Prudohl), born 1944, East German rower; won gold in the coxed eight at the 1976 Montréal Olympics, plus 1975 world and 1973 European titles.

Karsten Schmeling

Karsten Schmeling (born 1962, Hennigsdorf) is a German rower, East German coxed four Olympic champion at Seoul 1988 and world champion 1986-1987; also world silver medalist in coxed pair and eight.

Klaus Kroppelien

Klaus Kröppelien (born 1958, Rostock) is a German rower, 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist in the men's double sculls with Joachim Dreifke, also world champion 1979 (quadruple sculls) and 1981 (double sculls).

Martin Winter

Martin Winter (1955-1988) was an East German rower with SC Magdeburg who won quadruple sculls gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and four world titles (1977, 1978, 1981, 1982), later a coach who died at 32.

Michael Wolfgramm

Michael Wolfgramm, East German rower (born 1953, Schwerin), SC Dynamo Berlin; last-minute replacement for the ill Martin Winter, won 1976 Montréal Olympic gold in the men's quadruple sculls.

Olaf Forster

Olaf Förster, sometimes listed in English databases as Olaf Forster, is a retired East German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's coxless four at Seoul 1988.

Ralf Brudel

Ralf Brudel is a German rower born in 1963 in Potsdam who won Olympic gold in the men's coxless four for East Germany at Seoul 1988 and silver in the coxed four for unified Germany at Barcelona 1992.

Roland Kostulski

Roland Kostulski (born 1953, Borna) is a German rower who won gold in the coxed eight for East Germany at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the 1975 World Championships; later a Leipzig sports administrator.