Viola Poley

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Viola Poley
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Montreal Coxed quad sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Amsterdam Coxed quad sculls

Viola Poley (later Kowalschek, born 13 April 1955) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Berlin in 1955. In 1976, she was a crew member of the East German boat, which won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event under her maiden name. [1] She competed at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in the coxed quad sculls under her married name and won gold. [2] In February 1978, she was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viola Poley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "(ohne Titel)" [(no title)]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 33, no. 204. 29 August 1977. p. 6. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Viele Berliner unter den Ausgezeichneten" [Many Berliners among the award winners]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 34, no. 32. 7 February 1978. p. 11. Retrieved 3 October 2018.


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