Silvia Fröhlich

Silvia Fröhlich
Fröhlich in 1984
Personal information
Birth nameSilvia Arndt
Born24 February 1959 (1959-02-24) (age 66)
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
1980 Moscow Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
1982 Lucerne Coxless pair
1983 Duisburg Coxless pair
1978 Karapiro Eight
1979 Bled Eight
1981 Munich Coxed four

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]

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

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier ohne Steuerfrau, Vierer mit Steuerfrau, Achter. sport-komplett.de
  3. ^ a b 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.