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.

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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 {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub