Ellen Becker

Ellen Becker ( born August 3, 1960 in Duisburg) is a former German rower who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1984.

Ellen Becker of the RV Münster from 1882 1978 was changed from swimming to rowing. As early as 1979 it belonged to the German national team, finishing with the German Eighth eighth place at the World Rowing Championships. Since 1981 she rowed together with the Hamburg Iris Völkner, with which it was in 1981 and 1982 German champion in four with coxswain. Becker and Völkner also teamed in pairs without coxswain and won in this class of boat from 1981 to 1984 four German league titles. 1983 occupied the two at the World Rowing Championships in fourth place.

When it became clear in the run-up to the 1984 Olympic Games that the teams of the Eastern bloc would not participate with the exception of Romania, Becker and Völkner went on to medal candidates, but the season results were rather mixed, as Ellen Becker late came in the form due to a viral disease. At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles just six boats were in two to without, Becker and Völkner occupied behind the boats from Romania and Canada third. The two rowers competed in the eighth, but there occupied only the sixth and last place.

In 1985 Ellen Becker returned to her hometown of Munster and now approached for the Duisburg RV. 1985 Becker won and Völkner again the German Championship title in four with coxswain. In 1986, Ellen Becker with Annette Wolter from the four in the two without and also won in this boat class nor a title.

The bronze medal by Iris Völkner and Ellen Becker was the first medal for rowers from the Federal Republic of Germany, had been Eckbauer Edith and Thea Einöder also won eight years earlier bronze. The two medals in pairs without coxswain were the only medals for West German rowers to the reunification with East Germany.