Birte Siech

Birte Siech ( born March 19, 1967 in Berlin) is a former rower from the German Democratic Republic. 1988 she succeeded in foursomes with control women's Olympic victory.

Birte Siech from SC Berlin- Grunau was in the youth field still Skullerin, she finished 1981 at Spartakiade in the quadruple sculls in third place. Then they moved on to the belt boats and won at the Junior World Championship 1984 gold in two without coxswain. In 1987, she sat in the newly formed four with coxswain, which was composed of Berlin and Leipzig rowers. Birte Siech, Martina Walther, Gerlinde Doberschütz, Carola Hornig and tax Sylvia Müller won at the World Championships in Copenhagen in 1987 the silver medal behind the Romanian boat. At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988, the five rowers won gold in front of the boats from China and Romania. During the last major appearance of the GDR's rowing team at the 1990 World Cup in Tasmania Birte Siech won together with Ina Justh bronze in two without. For the Olympic gold medal in 1988 she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold.

After the fall of the aspiring kindergarten teacher / educator moved to Dortmund where she completed training as an educator. Now launched for the rowing club Hansa 1898 (Dortmund ) and won the 1991 German Championship titles in the eighth. At the Olympic Games in 1992 she went to the four without coxswain. The crew Antje Frank, Gabriele flour, Birte Siech and Annette mockery finished in third place behind the boats from Canada and the United States. Birte Siech won in 1994 and 1995 together with Gabriele flour the German championship in two without coxswain, 1996 but failed to qualify again for the Olympic Games themselves.