Jana Sorgers is a German rower who was a dominant sculler of her time, starting her career for the East German rowing team and continuing after the German reunification for the combined Germany for a few more years. Between 1986 and 1996, she won two Olympic gold medals, seven world championship titles, and nine national titles. Upon the conclusion of her successful career, she was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal by the International Rowing Federation (FISA) – the highest honour in rowing.
Liane Buhr is a German rowing coxswain who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She won medals at the international rowing competitions.
Siegfried Brietzke is a German rower. He competed for East Germany, first in coxless pairs, together with Wolfgang Mager, and then in coxless fours. In these events he won Olympic gold medals in 1972, 1976 and 1980, as well as four world championships in 1974–1979.
Hans-Johann Färber is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Uwe Benter is a German coxswain who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Harald Jährling was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Andrea Kurth is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Peter Niehusen is the only sportsman to have won international medals as both a coxswain and a rower. He won two gold medals and three bronze medals at the European and World Championships and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Hartmut Wenzel was a German coxswain. He defected from East Germany during his rowing career in 1971, later winning Olympic bronze for West Germany.
Martin Sauer is a German former representative rowing coxswain. He was an eight-time world champion at the senior level and three-time underage world champion. He is a triple Olympian and a triple Olympic medallist. He held his seat as coxswain of the German senior men's eight — the Deutschlandachter — constantly from 2009 to 2021 and steered that crew to their six world championship titles and also when at the 2017 World Rowing Cup II they set a world's best time of 5.18.68, which still the standing world mark as of 2021.
Sam Bosworth is a New Zealand coxswain. He is an Olympic champion and was the first male coxswain to win an international elite rowing event in a female crew.
Frank Steinhäuser is a German coxswain.
Boris Fyodorov is a Soviet rower. He had a long career, having won international medals between the ages of 22 and 35.
Martin Steffes-Mies is a retired German rower.
Jürgen Pfeiffer is a German rower who competed for East Germany.
Bernd Kaiser is a German coxswain. He was the cox of the East German eight that became world champion in 1978.
Frank Gottschalt is a rower who represented East Germany in the 1970s.
Bernd Frieberg is a rower who competed for East Germany.
Bärbel Bendiks is a rower who competed for East Germany in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Henry Fieldman is a British rowing coxswain. He has been twice a world champion and is a two-time Olympic medalist.
