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Marita Sandig

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Marita Sandig
Sandig in 1984
Personal information
Born4 April 1958 (1958-04-04) (age 66)
Lichtenstein, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC DHfK, Leipzig
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Eight
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Amsterdam Eight
Gold medal – first place 1978 Karapiro Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1982 Lucerne Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1983 Duisburg Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 1979 Bled Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1981 Munich Coxed four

Marita Sandig (later Gasch, born 4 April 1958) is a German rower who won a gold medal in the eights at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She won four world championships from 1977 to 1983, three with Silvia Fröhlich, and came in second twice.[3] She was married to Uwe Gasch, another retired Olympian rower.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marita Sandig". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ^ Marita Sandig at World Rowing
  3. ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier ohne Steuerfrau, Vierer mit Steuerfrau, Achter. sport-komplett.de
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uwe Gasch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2017.


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