Marina Wilke

Personal information

Born

28 February 1958 (age 66)
Berlin

Height

158 cm (5 ft 2 in)

Weight

48 kg (106 lb)

Relatives

Harald Jährling (husband, div.)
Rob Jahrling (son)

Sport

Rowing

Club

SC Berlin-Grünau

Medal record

Women's rowing

Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
	1976 Montreal	Eight
	1980 Moscow	Eight
World Rowing Championships
	1975 Nottingham	Eight
	1977 Amsterdam	Coxed four
	1978 Cambridge	Eight
	1979 Bled	Eight

Marina Wilke (later Jährling, born 28 February 1958) is a German rowing cox who competed for East Germany in the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

She was born in Berlin.^[1] She competed for SC Berlin-Grünau [de].^[1]

At the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, she won a gold medal coxing the women's eight.^[2] In 1976 she was the coxswain of the East German boat that won the Olympic gold medal in the eight event.^[1] For her Olympic success, she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver (2nd class) by the state.^[3]

At the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, she was the cox for the women's four that won gold.^[2] In February 1978, she was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports.^[4] At the 1978 World Rowing Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand, she won a silver medal with the women's eight. She won another silver medal in the same boat class at the 1979 World Rowing Championships in Bled.^[2] At the 1980 Summer Olympics, she won her second Olympic gold medal as cox of the East German boat in the eight competition.^[1] She was once more awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver (2nd class) for her Olympic success.^[5]

Private life

Wilke received her schooling at Conrad Blenkle Polytechnic Secondary School in the Köpenick suburb of East Berlin.^[6] Before she had her rowing career, she had a son—Rob Jahrling—with Harald Jährling in 1974 shortly before her 16th birthday.^[7] She retired from rowing after the 1980 Olympics and married her fellow Olympic rower Harald Jährling in August 1980, shortly after the Olympics.^[8] They later divorced.^[9] Their son has represented Australia in rowing at three consecutive Olympic Games.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marina Wilke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Marina Wilke". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ "Hohe staatliche Auszeichnungen". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 32, no. 216. 10 September 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ "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.
^ "Hohe Auszeichnungen verliehen". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 36, no. 198. 22 August 1980. p. 4. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ "Gelb war die Farbe des Abends". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 32, no. 296. 13 December 1976. p. 8. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rob Jahrling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ Gast, Werner (2 June 1980). "Höhepunkte kommen erst". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 36, no. 128. p. 7. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harald Jährling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2018.