Viola Poley Explained

Viola Poley (later Kowalschek, born 13 April 1955) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Berlin in 1955. In 1976, she was a crew member of the East German boat, which won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event under her maiden name.^[1] She competed at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in the coxed quad sculls under her married name and won gold.^[2] In February 1978, she was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Viola Poley . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022756/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/viola-poley-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 3 October 2018.
2. News: (ohne Titel) . (no title) . 3 October 2018 . . 33 . 204 . 29 August 1977 . 6 . de . registration .
3. News: Viele Berliner unter den Ausgezeichneten . Many Berliners among the award winners . 3 October 2018 . . 34 . 32 . 7 February 1978 . 11 . de . registration .