Viola Goretzki (later Landvoigt; born 23 November 1956) is a retired German
rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...
. She won a
world title in 1975 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976 at the
1976 Montreal in the
eight event.
For these achievements she was awarded the
Patriotic Order of Merit
The Patriotic Order of Merit (German: ''Vaterländischer Verdienstorden'', or VVO) was a national award granted annually in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was founded in 1954 and was awarded to individuals and institutions for outstanding ...
in 1976.
Her husband
Bernd Landvoigt
Bernd Landvoigt (born 23 March 1951) is a retired German rower.
Bernd Landvoigt and his twin brother Jörg were born in Brandenburg an der Havel, then in the German Democratic Republic. Their father was a boatman: their mother worked as a s ...
, brother-in-law
Jörg Landvoigt
Jörg Landvoigt (born 23 March 1951) is a retired German rower
Jörg Landvoigt and his twin brother Bernd were born in Brandenburg an der Havel, then in the German Democratic Republic. Their father was a boatman: their mother worked as a secr ...
and nephew
Ike Landvoigt are also retired Olympic rowers.
References
1956 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Zwickau
People from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt
East German female rowers
Olympic rowers for East Germany
Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
Olympic medalists in rowing
World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
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