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Born | Berlin | 28 February 1958||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives |
Harald Jährling (husband, div.) Rob Jahrling (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Berlin-Grünau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
She was born in Berlin. [1] She competed for SC Berlin-Grünau . [1]
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]
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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Born | Berlin | 28 February 1958||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives |
Harald Jährling (husband, div.) Rob Jahrling (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Berlin-Grünau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
She was born in Berlin. [1] She competed for SC Berlin-Grünau . [1]
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]
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]