Olaf Förster (born 2 November 1962) is a retired German

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who had his best achievements in the

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s. In this event, he won a gold medal at the

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and world titles in 1987 and 1989. Förster's wife

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also won a gold medal in rowing at the 1988 Olympics. The couple has two children.

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1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Chemnitz Rowers from Saxony Sportspeople from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt East German male rowers Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for East Germany Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub