Viola Poley
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's rowing | ||
Representing  East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1976 Montreal | Coxed quad sculls |
| World Rowing Championships | ||
| 1977 Amsterdam | Coxed quad sculls |
Viola Poley (later Kowalschek, born 13 April 1955) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
She was born in Berlin in 1955. In 1976, she was a crew member of the East German boat, which won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event under her maiden name.[1] She competed at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in the coxed quad sculls under her married name and won gold.[2] In February 1978, she was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viola Poley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "(ohne Titel)" [(no title)]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 33, no. 204. 29 August 1977. p. 6. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "Viele Berliner unter den Ausgezeichneten" [Many Berliners among the award winners]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 34, no. 32. 7 February 1978. p. 11. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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