Viola Goretzki

Viola Goretzki
Personal information
Born 23 November 1956 (1956-11-23) (age 60)
Zwickau, Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club SG Dynamo Potsdam

Viola Goretzki (later Landvoigt, born 23 November 1956) is a retired German rower. She won a world title in 1975 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976 in the eights event.[1] For these achievements she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1976.[2] Her husband Bernd Landvoigt, brother-in-law Jörg Landvoigt and nephew Ike Landvoigt are also retired Olympic rowers.[3][4]

References

  1. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Damen. sport-komplett.de
  2. Neues Deutschland, 10 September 1976, p. 4
  3. "Viola Goretzki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  4. Viola Goretzki at WorldRowing.com from FISA


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