Dieter Wendisch

Dieter Wendish ( born May 9, 1953 in Gauernitz ) is a former German rower who competed for East Germany.

Dieter Wendish competed for the SC Einheit Dresden, where he was coached by Hans Eckstein. The coxed four of his club Wendish 1969 Youth Champion, 1971 Junior Champion of the GDR. In 1975 he was transferred to the roller, and called to the national team of the GDR. With the aft he became world champion and 1976 Olympic gold medalist in Montreal. In 1977 he returned to the controlled -quad. 1977 and 1978 he was World Champion in this class of boat, also at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he won gold. After the Games, he received in 1980 and the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold.

After his playing career, the graduate mechanical engineer working in the VEB Kombinat Zentronik Dresden. Today he is the technical director of Altenberg bobsled.

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