Kerstin Köppen (later Köppen-Kosbab now Holtmeyer, born 24 November 1967 in
Rathenow
Rathenow () is a town in the district of Havelland (district), Havelland in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, with a population of 24,063 (2020).
Overview
The Protestant church of St. Marien Andreas, originally a basilica, and transformed to the Go ...
,
Bezirk Potsdam
The Bezirk Potsdam was a district (''Bezirk'') of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Potsdam.
History
The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October ...
) is a
German
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* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
former
rower and Olympic champion. She is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, winning in 1992 and 1996. In addition, she has also won 5 Gold Medals in the Quadruple Sculls event at the World Championships beginning with
Lake Barrington,
Tasmania
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in 1990 whilst representing the former East Germany and a further four times for the re-unified Germany. She is married to Ralf Holtmeyer who coaches the German eight.
References
1967 births
Living people
People from Rathenow
Sportspeople from Bezirk Potsdam
German female rowers
Rowers from Brandenburg
Olympic rowers for Germany
Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany
World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany
Thomas Keller Medal recipients
Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf
20th-century German sportswomen
East German female rowers
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