Viola Goretzki

Viola Goretzki
Personal information
Born 23 November 1956 (age 58)
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. Sports-Reference.com
  4. LANDVOIGT – GORETZKI Viola. RowingOne.com