Marina Wilke

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Marina Wilke (later Jährling, born 28 February 1958) is a German rowing cox who competed for East Germany in the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

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At the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, she won a gold medal coxing the women's eight.[2] In 1976 she was the coxswain of the East German boat that won the Olympic gold medal in the eight event.[1] For her Olympic success, she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver (2nd class) by the state.[3]

At the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, she was the cox for the women's four that won gold.[2] In February 1978, she was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports.[4] At the 1978 World Rowing Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand, she won a silver medal with the women's eight. She won another silver medal in the same boat class at the 1979 World Rowing Championships in Bled.[2] At the 1980 Summer Olympics, she won her second Olympic gold medal as cox of the East German boat in the eight competition.[1] She was once more awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver (2nd class) for her Olympic success.[5]

Private life

Wilke received her schooling at Conrad Blenkle Polytechnic Secondary School in the Köpenick suburb of East Berlin.[6] Before she had her rowing career, she had a son—Rob Jahrling—with Harald Jährling in 1974 shortly before her 16th birthday.[7] She retired from rowing after the 1980 Olympics and married her fellow Olympic rower Harald Jährling in August 1980, shortly after the Olympics.[8] They later divorced.[9] Their son has represented Australia in rowing at three consecutive Olympic Games.[7]

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External links

Template:Olympic champions – Women's eight Template:World champions – Women's coxed four Template:World champions – Women's eight