Ute Schell ( Stange then Wagner, born 2 April 1966) is a German rower, who competed for the

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. She has won several medals at international rowing competitions. She was first coached by Herta Weissig and then Wolfgang Schell. She first competed under her maiden name Stange up until the 1988 Olympics; in November 1988 she received a

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in gold under her first married name Wagner. In 1995 she married her coach Schell. She competed at the

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under her second married name Schell.

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* 1966 births Living people Olympic medalists in rowing East German female rowers German female rowers Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic rowers for Germany 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 People from Hildburghausen (district) Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold Sportspeople from Thuringia {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub