Silvia Fröhlich Explained

Silvia Fröhlich
Birth Name:Silvia Arndt
Birth Place:Leipzig, Bezirk Leipzig, East Germany
Height:1.82m (05.97feet)
Weight:74kg (163lb)
Sport:Rowing
Club:SC DHfK
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Silvia Fröhlich (Arndt, born 24 February 1959) is a German rower who won a gold medal in the coxed fours at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She also won two gold and three silver medals at the world championships of 1978–1983, most of them with Marita Sandig. After retiring from competitions, she worked as a dentist.

She competed at the 1978 World Championships under her maiden name[1] and competed under her married name a year later in Bled.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: DDR-Ruderaufgebot für die Weltmeisterschaft . DDR rowing roster for the World Championships . 3 December 2018 . . 33 . 240 . 11 October 1978 . 5 . de . registration .
  2. News: Für Ruder-WM wurde die DDR-Auswahl nominiert . For rowing World Championships the GDR selection was nominated . 3 December 2018 . . 34 . 197 . 22 August 1979 . 5 . de . registration .