Sabine Jahn (later Gust, born 27 June 1953) 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 ...

who competed for

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

in the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. She was born in

Neuruppin Neuruppin (, , in contrast to ":de:Alt Ruppin, Old Ruppin"; ; North Brandenburgisch dialect, Brandenburgisch: ''Reppin'') is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Ostprignitz-Ruppin district. It is the birthplace of the noveli ...

. She is married to Reinhard Gust and has competed since the 1977 rowing season under her married name. In 1976 she and her partner Petra Boesler won an Olympic silver medal in the double sculls event. In February 1978, she was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports.

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* 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Neuruppin Rowers from Brandenburg East German female rowers Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze European Rowing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Bezirk Potsdam {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub