Annekatrin Thiele Explained

Annekatrin Thiele (born 18 October 1984 in Sangerhausen) is a German rower, who competed at three Olympic Games.

Biography

Thiele competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal in double sculls with Christiane Huth.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again won a silver medal, this time in the women's quadruple sculls.[2] She has also twice won World Championship gold, both times in the women's quadruple sculls.[3] At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro she competed in women's quadruple sculls competition in which the German team won the gold medal.[4]

In 2017, Thiele won the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for SC DHfK Leipzig e.V.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ann-Katrin Thiele - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026082915/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/fanguide/athlete?id=16147. dead. 26 October 2012. ESPN. 29 October 2017.
  2. Annekatrin Thiele . 7 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801214832/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/annekatrin-thiele-1.html . 1 August 2015 .
  3. Web site: Annekatrin THIELE - worldrowing.com. Worldrowing.com. 7 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 5 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160901201556/https://www.rio2016.com/en/rowing-standings-ro-womens-quadruple-sculls . 1 September 2016 .
  5. Web site: Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners . Henley Royal Regatta . 5 August 2024.