Rita Bludau ( Schmidt and then Schmidt-Köppen; born 27 January 1942) is a retired German rower and successful rowing coach.
As Rita Schmidt, she who won three gold and one silver medals in the
double scull
A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand.
Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly s ...
at the European championships between 1968 and 1971, together with
Gisela Jäger. She also won a bronze medal in this event at the 1974 World Championships, together with
Gisela Medefindt
Gisela Medefindt (later Bodis; born 16 March 1957) is a German rower.
At the 1978 East German national championships, she competed in single scull and came second. Röpke travelled as a reserve to the 1978 World Rowing Championships in New Zea ...
.
As Rita Bludau, she was one of the most successful rowing coaches in East Germany. Working at SC Berlin, she coached
Jana Sorgers
Jana Sorgers (married name Jana Sorgers-Rau, born 4 August 1967) is a German rower who was a dominant sculler of her time, starting her career for the East German rowing team and continuing after the German reunification for the combined Germa ...
,
Jutta Behrendt
Jutta Behrendt ( Hampe; 15 November 1960 in Berlin) is a German competition rower, world champion and Olympic champion.
Hampe competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo and received a gold medal in single sculls at the 1 ...
and
Sybille Schmidt
Sybille Schmidt (born 31 August 1967 in Apolda) is a German rower who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 3 Gold Medals in the World Championships, beginning ...
to Olympic gold or world championship titles.
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1942 births
Living people
East German female rowers
World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany
European Rowing Championships medalists
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