Marita Sandig

Marita Sandig (later Gasch, born 4 April 1958) is a German rower who won a gold medal in the eights at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She also won four gold and two silver medals at the world championships from 1977 to 1983, three of them with Silvia Fröhlich.[3] She was married to Uwe Gasch, who is also a retired Olympics rower.[1][4]

Marita Sandig

Fröhlich and Sandig in 1984
Personal information
Born	4 April 1958 (age 62) Lichtenstein, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	SC DHfK, Leipzig
Medal record Women's rowing Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Eight World Rowing Championships 1977 Amsterdam Eight 1978 Karapiro Coxed four 1982 Lucerne Coxless pair 1983 Duisburg Coxless pair 1979 Bled Coxed four 1981 Munich Coxed four

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marita Sandig". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
2. Marita Sandig at FISA WorldRowing.com
3. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier ohne Steuerfrau, Vierer mit Steuerfrau, Achter. sport-komplett.de
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uwe Gasch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2017.