Jutta Lau

Jutta Lau (born September 28, 1955 in Wustermark ) is a former German rower and today's rowing trainer. She is one of the best trainers in the world and was named Coach of the Year by the World Rowing Federation FISA in 2001 .

At the 2000 Olympic Games, her athletes won gold in the double scull (with Kerstin Kowalski on the beat and sister Manja Kowalski in the bow) and double scull (with Kathrin Boron ), the one won bronze and the lightweight double scull silver.

At the 2004 Olympic Games, her athletes won gold in double sculls (again with Kerstin Kowalski on strike and Kathrin Boron in bow) and single ( Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski ), silver in double sculls and lightweight double sculls.

Jutta Lau herself was Olympic champion in 1976 and 1980 in the four-four . In 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979 she became world champion. In 1977 she tried her hand at one , but lost to Christine Scheiblich in the GDR championship . During her active time she started for SG Dynamo Potsdam .

Awards (selection)

• 1974 - Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
• 1976 - Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver
• 1980 - Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
• 1988 - Order Banner of Labor Stage I

literature

• Volker Kluge : The great lexicon of GDR athletes. The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes and biographies. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-348-9 .

Web links

• Jutta Lau at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
• Jutta Lau in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Portrait on the boroni.de website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ About the honor for the Olympic team of the GDR. Awarded high government awards. Patriotic Order of Merit in silver. In: New Germany . ZEFYS newspaper portal of the Berlin State Library , September 10, 1976, p. 4 , accessed on April 10, 2018 (free registration required).