Karin Metze

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Karin Metze
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1982 from the left: Kirsten Wenzel (coxswain), Claudia Noack, Ute Steindorf, Sabine Portius, Carola Miseler, Steffi Götzelt, Sigrid Anders, Iris Rudolph, and Karin Metze
Personal information
Born (1956-08-21) 21 August 1956 (age 68)
Meissen, East Germany
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Club SC Einheit Dresden
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Montreal Coxed four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Moscow Eight
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Amsterdam Eight

Karin Metze (later Ulbricht, born 21 August 1956) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Meissen. In 1976, she was a crew member of the East German boat, which won the gold medal in the coxed four event. Four years later, she won her second gold medal with the East German boat in the eight competition. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin Metze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2018.


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