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East German rowers

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Roland Schroder

Roland Schröder (born 1962, Köthen) is an East German rower, 1988 Seoul Olympic champion in the men's coxless fours with Greiner, Brudel, and Förster; later World silver (1989) and bronze (1990) in the eights.

Rudiger Reiche

Rüdiger Reiche (born 1955, Querfurt) is an East German rower, 1976 Montreal Olympic champion in the quadruple sculls and world champion 1974 (quadruple sculls) and 1982 (single sculls).

Siegfried Brietzke

Siegfried Brietzke, East German rower (SC DHfK Leipzig), won Olympic gold at three straight Games: coxless pairs 1972 with Mager, coxless fours 1976 and 1980; also four world titles.

Stefan Semmler

Stefan Semmler, East German rower (born 1952, Zschopau), won Olympic gold in the men's coxless fours at Montréal 1976 and Moskva 1980, plus four World Championship titles (1974, 1975, 1977, 1979) with SC DHfK Leipzig.

Thomas Greiner

Thomas Greiner (born 1963, Dresden) is an East German rower, 1988 Seoul Olympic champion in the coxless fours, four-time world champion, later a FISA international referee and Thomas Keller Medal winner.

Ullrich Dießner

Ullrich Dießner, East German (GDR) rower born 1954 in Meißen, twin brother of Walter Dießner; Olympic silver 1976 and gold 1980 in the men's coxed four, plus six world championship titles.

Ulrich Karnatz

Ulrich Karnatz (born 1952, Rostock) is an East German rower, double Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxed eight at Montréal 1976 and Moskva 1980, and four-time world champion; later a frigate captain and Warnemünde fish-shop CEO.

Ulrich Kons

Ulrich Kons (born 1955, Greifswald) is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eights for East Germany at Moscow 1980, plus world titles in the 1977 eights and 1982 coxed four.

Uwe Dühring

Uwe Dühring (born 1955, Berlin), East German rower with SC Dynamo Berlin; gold in the men's eights at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, 1978 world champion, Youth World golds 1972 and 1973.

Uwe Heppner

Uwe Heppner (born 1960 in Merseburg) is a German former rower who won Olympic gold for East Germany in the 1980 quadruple sculls and four world titles.

Walter Dießner

Walter Dießner (born 1954, Meißen) is a German rower who won Olympic silver 1976 and gold 1980 in the coxed four for East Germany, rowing with twin brother Ullrich, plus four world titles; later a baker in Meißen.

Werner Klatt

Werner Klatt (1948–2022), East German rower with ASK Vorwärts Rostock; world champion in coxless pairs (1970) and eights (1975), and Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight at Montreal 1976.

Wolfgang Guldenpfennig

Wolfgang Güldenpfennig (Wolfgang Güldenpfennig), East German rower born 1951 in Magdeburg; bronze in single sculls at Munich 1972, Olympic gold in quadruple sculls at Montréal 1976, twice world champion, later coach and Magdeburg sports administrator.

Wolfgang Gunkel

Wolfgang Gunkel (1948-2020), East German rower, not the footballer Wolfgang Funkel; Olympic gold 1972 Munich coxed pair with Lucke and Neubert, world champion 1975 and 1977, later FES boat technician.