Silvia Fröhlich
 Silvia Fröhlich and Marita Sandig in 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Silvia Arndt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1959 (age 65) Leipzig, Bezirk Leipzig, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC DHfK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Silvia Fröhlich (née Arndt, born 24 February 1959) is a German rower who won a gold medal in the coxed fours at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] She also won two gold and three silver medals at the world championships of 1978–1983, most of them with Marita Sandig.[2] After retiring from competitions, she worked as a dentist.[3]
She competed at the 1978 World Championships under her maiden name[4] and competed under her married name a year later in Bled.[5]
References
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- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Silvia Fröhlich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier ohne Steuerfrau, Vierer mit Steuerfrau, Achter. sport-komplett.de
- ^ a b Silvia Fröhlich-Arndt at World Rowing
- ^ "DDR-Ruderaufgebot für die Weltmeisterschaft" [DDR rowing roster for the World Championships]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 33, no. 240. 11 October 1978. p. 5. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Für Ruder-WM wurde die DDR-Auswahl nominiert" [For rowing World Championships the GDR selection was nominated]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 34, no. 197. 22 August 1979. p. 5. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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