Cornelia Linse (born 3 October 1959 in

Greifswald Greifswald (), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. In 2021 it surpa ...

) is a German

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 ...

and Olympic medalist. She won the silver medal in double sculls with her partner Heidi Westphal in the

1980 Moscow Olympic Games 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 ...

. In October 1986, she was awarded a

Patriotic Order of Merit The Patriotic Order of Merit (German: ''Vaterländischer Verdienstorden'', or VVO) was a national award granted annually in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was founded in 1954 and was awarded to individuals and institutions for outstanding ...

in gold (first class) for her sporting success.

References

External links

* 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Greifswald Rowers from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Sportspeople from Bezirk Rostock East German female rowers Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub