Viola Goretzki | |||||||
Birth Place: | Zwickau, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||||||
Spouse: | Bernd Landvoigt | ||||||
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Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet) | ||||||
Weight: | 77kg (170lb) | ||||||
Sport: | Rowing | ||||||
Club: | SG Dynamo Potsdam | ||||||
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Viola Goretzki (later Landvoigt; born 23 November 1956) is a retired German rower. She won a world title in 1975 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976 at the 1976 Montreal in the eight event. For these achievements she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1976. Her husband Bernd Landvoigt, brother-in-law Jörg Landvoigt and nephew Ike Landvoigt are also retired Olympic rowers.