Marita Sandig

Marita Sandig (later Gasch, born 4 April 1958) is a German rower who won a gold medal in the eights at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She won four world championships from 1977 to 1983, three with Silvia Fröhlich, and came in second twice.[3] She was married to Uwe Gasch, another retired Olympian rower.[1][4]

Marita Sandig
Fröhlich and Sandig in 1984
Personal information
Born4 April 1958 (1958-04-04) (age 64)
Lichtenstein, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC DHfK, Leipzig
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow Eight
World Rowing Championships
1977 Amsterdam Eight
1978 Karapiro Coxed four
1982 Lucerne Coxless pair
1983 Duisburg Coxless pair
1979 Bled Coxed four
1981 Munich Coxed four

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marita Sandig". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. Marita Sandig at World Rowing
  3. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier ohne Steuerfrau, Vierer mit Steuerfrau, Achter. sport-komplett.de
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uwe Gasch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2017.


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