Astrid Ayling (née Hohl; born 9 December 1951) is a retired German and British

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. She competed for Great Britain at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

and the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

Rowing career

In 1975 she finished fourth in the double sculls for West Germany at the

1975 World Rowing Championships The 1975 World Rowing Championships was the fifth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 21 to 30 August at Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. Medal summary Medalists at the 1975 World ...

. After marrying fellow British national rowing champion Richard Ayling in 1976 she competed for Great Britain. In 1977 she was part of the double scull that reached the final and finished fifth at the

1977 World Rowing Championships The 1977 World Rowing Championships was the 6th World Rowing Championships. The championships were held from 19 to 28 August 1977 on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Medal summary About 556 rowers from 28 countries competed a ...

in Amsterdam. This was the first time that a British women's crew had reached a world final. She later won the 1977 National Championships single and double sculls title (with Pauline Hart) rowing for

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. The pair repeated the double sculls success the following year in

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. At the 1979 National Championships she was part of the composite crew that won the quadruple sculls. She was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1980 Olympic Games, where she was part of the women's double sculls team with Sue Handscomb. The pair finished in seventh place The following year she was part of the doubles sculls, with Sue McNuff (née Handscomb) and coxed four, that won the national titles, at the 1981 National Championships. One year later she won the double sculls title again but this time with Rosie Clugston, rowing for a

and Borough Road College composite, at the 1982 National Rowing Championships. A second Olympic Games appearance arrived in 1984 when she formed part of the

women's eight An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers ...

that finished in fifth place.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayling, Astrid 1951 births Living people British female rowers West German female rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Aachen Rowers from North Rhine-Westphalia