Gerlinde Doberschütz

Gerlinde Doberschütz ( born October 26, 1964 in Meiningen as Gerlinde Mey ) is a former rower from the German Democratic Republic, which was 1988 Olympic champion in the four with coxswain.

The rower from SC DHfK Leipzig in 1982 Junior World Champion in the eighth. In 1985, she won her first eight DDR title in the adult class; in the cast Susann Heinicke, Gerlinde Doberschütz, Beatrix Lehmann, Martina Walther, Kathrin tower, Ute rod, Kathrin service beer, Carola Hornig and control woman Sylke Kretzschmar took the boat at the World Rowing Championships in second place behind the aft of the USSR. In 1986, she won the East German championship title in the aft and together with Ute rod in two without coxswain. The aft with Gerlinde Doberschütz, Anett Devantier, Kathrin service beer, Ute rod, Anja Kluge, Carola Hornig, Anne Kathrin Fercho, Ute Wild and tax Daniela Neunast once again took second place behind the Soviet rowers at the World Championships. In the GDR Championships 1987 Doberschütz and Carola Hornig won in two before Martina Walther and Birte Siech, these four rowers came with tax Sylvia Müller also in four and won in the GDR championships in this class of boat. At the World Championships of four took second place behind the boat from Romania, Doberschütz and Hornig won for the third consecutive World Championship silver. In the same cast as 1987, the boat won at the East German championship in 1988. Shortly before the Olympic Games in Seoul married Sylvia Müller and joined the Olympic Regatta as Sylvia Rose. The boat from the GDR won before the quad from China and the Romanian world champions.

Since 1985 she has been married to Sven Doberschütz, the brother of rowing Olympic champion Jens Doberschütz. After her career Gerlinde Doberschütz worked as a teacher in a mainstream school in Walldorf / Werra for sports and biology.

For her Olympic gold medal in Seoul Doberschütz was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold. In 1986 she was awarded the medal in silver.