Silvia Fröhlich

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]

Silvia Fröhlich
Fröhlich in 1984
Personal information
Birth nameSilvia Arndt
Born24 February 1959 (1959-02-24) (age 64)
Leipzig, Bezirk Leipzig, East Germany
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC DHfK
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Lucerne Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1983 Duisburg Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 1978 Karapiro Eight
Silver medal – second place 1979 Bled Eight
Silver medal – second place 1981 Munich Coxed four

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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  1. 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.
  2. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier ohne Steuerfrau, Vierer mit Steuerfrau, Achter. sport-komplett.de
  3. Silvia Fröhlich-Arndt at World Rowing
  4. "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.
  5. "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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