Kerstin Spittler (born 16 December 1963) is a retired East German rower who won a gold and a silver medal in the

coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one ...

boat class at the world championships in 1985 and 1986, respectively. 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. She competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in the

coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with Sweep (rowing), sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke (rowin ...

, together with

Katrin Schröder Katrin Schröder (born 10 July 1967) is a retired East German Rowing (sport), rower who won a silver medal in the eight (rowing), eights at the 1989 World Rowing Championships. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Rowing at the 1988 Su ...

, and finished in fourth place.

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1963 births Living people East German female rowers Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold People from Waldenburg, Saxony {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub