Anke Nothnagel

Anke von Seck, born Anke Nothnagel, ( born September 10, 1966 in Brandenburg an der Havel ) is a former German canoeist. She won three Olympic gold medals and one silver medal.

In 1987, she struck at the GDR championships Birgit Schmidt in one kayak and won their only single item. At the World Championships she started in double kayak and in quad kayak and won both times together with Birgit Schmidt. Occurred a year later at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul Birgit Schmidt and Anke Nothnagel together again and won gold. Along with Ramona Portwich and Heike Singer won Nothnagel and Schmidt in the four - kayaking gold. For these victories, she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold.

In 1989, Anke Nothnagel and Heike Singer together world champions in two and both sat in the successful quad. Between the 1989 and 1990 seasons married Anke Nothnagel and entered since then to under its new name. Anke von Seck was with Ramona Portwich world champion in two over 500 meters, and for the first time over 5000 meters, both Kanutinnen were also successful in four.

After the turn started Portwich and Seck 1991 for reunified Germany and defended all three world championship titles. At the 1992 Olympic Games won in Barcelona port weighting and Seck of the title in the double kayak. In the four-man kayak the two documents together with Birgit Schmidt and Katrin Borchert the Hungarians and won silver.

Then Anke von Seck finished her performance sports career and focused on her education degree. Your SC Empor Rostock it was retained as a trainer.

She is currently working as a biology and chemistry teacher at Ignaz Taschner Gymnasium Dachau.