Sylvia Rose
Sylvia Rose or Silvia Rose (born December 23, 1962 in Barth as Sylvia Müller ) is a former rower from the German Democratic Republic , who became an Olympic champion in the four-wheeler with helmswoman in 1988 .
From 1980 Sylvia Müller was the helmsman for the four and eight at SC Berlin-Grünau . While she took second and third places at GDR championships several times in eighth, she was GDR champion in 1980, 1982 and from 1986 to 1988 in four. In 1986 she finished second at the World Championships in Nottingham together with Kerstin Spittler , Beatrix Schröer , Corinna Scheid and Carola Lichey . In 1987 she drove Carola Hornig , Gerlinde Doberschütz , Martina Walther and Birte Siech to the runner-up in the world championship behind the Romanians. In the same line-up as in 1987, the boat won the GDR championships in 1988. Shortly before the Olympic Games in Seoul , Sylvia Müller married and competed as Sylvia Rose in the Olympic regatta. The boat from the GDR won ahead of the four from China and the Romanian world champions.
In 1988 Sylvia Rose was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Lexicon athletes in the GDR . New Life Publishing House, Berlin 2009 ISBN 978-3-355-01759-6
Web links
- Sylvia Rose in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- German medal winners at World Rowing Championships
- GDR championships in four with a helmsman
Individual evidence
- ↑ At SportsReference and the rowing statisticians her name is Sylvia; Volker Kluge writes Silvia in his Lexicon, and Sylvia in his Chronicle of the Olympic Games
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , 12./13. November 1988, p. 4
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rose, Sylvia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Müller, Sylvia; Rose, Silvia; Müller, Silvia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barth |