Judith Ungemach ( Zeidler, born 11 May 1968) is a German- Australian world champion rower and Olympic gold and bronze medalist.

Early life and education

Zeidler was born in Beeskow, Brandenburg. She started rowing at the age of thirteen at the East German best rowing club Dynamo Berlin (later Sport Club Berlin).

Career

After three World Junior titles, Zeidler won gold in the women's eight at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. A year later she won the world titles in Bled (Slovenia) in the coxless pair. At the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

she won bronze in the women's eight with the unified German eight. Zeidler lives with her husband, Matthias Ungemach, and two sons and one daughter on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Achievements

Junior world championships

* 1984: Jönköping (SWE) – 1st place (quadruple scull) * 1986: Roudnice (CZE) – 1st place (quadruple scull)

World championships

* 1989: Bled (SLO) – 1st place (coxless pair) * 1990: Lake Barrington (AUS) – 3rd place (coxless four) * 1991: Vienna (AUT) – 3rd place (coxless four)

Olympics

* 1988: Seoul (KOR) – 1st place (eight) * 1992: Barcelona (SPA) – 3rd place (eight)

References

External links

Judith Zeidler
dataOlympics profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeidler, Judith 1968 births Living people People from Beeskow People from Bezirk Frankfurt East German female rowers German female rowers Sportspeople from Brandenburg Olympic rowers of East Germany Olympic rowers of Germany Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf