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Annekatrin Thiele (born 18 October 1984 in Sangerhausen) is a German rower, who competed at three Olympic Games.
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Annekatrin Thiele (born 18 October 1984 in Sangerhausen) is a German rower, who competed at three Olympic Games.
Thiele competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal in double sculls with Christiane Huth. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again won a silver medal, this time in the women's quadruple sculls. [2] She has also twice won World Championship gold, both times in the women's quadruple sculls. [3] At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro she competed in women's quadruple sculls competition in which the German team won the gold medal. [4]
In 2017, Thiele won the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for SC DHfK Leipzig e.V. [5]
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