Rita Bludau ( Schmidt and then Schmidt-Köppen; born 27 January 1942) is a retired German rower and successful rowing coach. As Rita Schmidt, she who won three gold and one silver medals in the

double scull A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") ar ...

at the European championships between 1968 and 1971, together with

Gisela Jäger Gisela Jäger was a German rower who won three gold and one silver medals in the double sculls at the European championships of 1968–1971, together with Rita Schmidt. Nationally, she won all single scull titles between 1957 and 1965, as well ...

. She also won a bronze medal in this event at the 1974 World Championships, together with Gisela Medefindt. As Rita Bludau, she was one of the most successful rowing coaches in East Germany. Working at SC Berlin, she coached

Jana Sorgers Jana Sorgers (married name Jana Sorgers-Rau, born 4 August 1967) is a German rower who was a dominant sculler of her time, starting her career for the East German rowing team and continuing after the German reunification for the combined Germa ...

Jutta Behrendt Jutta Behrendt ( Hampe; 15 November 1960 in Berlin) is a German competition rower, world champion and Olympic champion. Hampe competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo and received a gold medal in single sculls at the 198 ...

and

Sybille Schmidt Sybille Schmidt (born 31 August 1967 in Apolda) is a German rower who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 3 Gold Medals in the World Championships, beginning ...

to Olympic gold or world championship titles.

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* 1942 births Living people East German female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany European Rowing Championships medalists Rowing coaches Female sports coaches East German sports coaches {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub