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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.

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Marina Wilke

Personal information
Born	(1958-02-28) 28 February 1958 (age 64) Berlin
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Relatives	Harald Jährling (husband, div.) Rob Jahrling (son)
Sport
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

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

External links

• Photo of Wilke in 1977 (registration required)

На других языках

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- [en] Marina Wilke

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[it] Marina Wilke

Marina Wilke, poi Jährling (Berlino, 28 febbraio 1958), è un'ex canottiera tedesca.

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[ru] Вильке, Марина

Марина Вильке (нем. Marina Wilke; род. 28 февраля 1958, Берлин), в замужестве Ерлинг (нем. Jährling) — немецкая гребчиха, рулевая, выступавшая за сборную ГДР по академической гребле во второй половине 1970-х годов. Двукратная олимпийская чемпионка, дважды чемпионка мира, победительница многих регат национального и международного значения.

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