Jana Thieme

Jana Thieme ( born July 6, 1970 in Beeskow ) is a retired German rower who reached an Olympic victory and six world titles.

Jana Thieme was in 1987 Junior World Champion in the quadruple sculls and 1988 in One. In 1989 she won at the World Championships in Bled their first title in the adult class with the sculls of the GDR in the cast Kathrin Boron, Sybille Schmidt, Jutta Behrendt and Jana Thieme.

After the turn of Jana Thieme launched for Halle Rowing Association Böllberg / Nelson in the SV Halle. At the 1991 World Championships in Vienna, she finished sixth in the One. The following year she was only Ersatzruderin at the 1992 Olympic Games. At the 1993 World Championships in Roudnice Jana Thieme was back in the world-class, she won the title in the one before the Canadian Marnie McBean. The following year, she went to the World Championship in Indianapolis in the double sculls and won along with Angela Schuster the bronze medal. Six years after her first World Championship title in the quadruple sculls they won the 1995 again, this time together Katrin Rutschow, Jana Sorgers and Kerstin Köppen. At the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, she joined with Manuela Lutze in the double sculls and finished only fifth.

After the disappointment of Atlanta was followed by four years in which Jana Thieme each received Gold at the height of the season. At the World Championships in 1997 in the French Aiguebelette Kerstin Köppen, Jana Thieme, Manuela Lutze and Kathrin Boron won gold in the quadruple sculls. A year later defended in Cologne Thieme, Lutze and Boron with Christiane Will the title. 1999 Canadian St. Catharines Jana Thieme came with Kathrin Boron in the double sculls and also won this item. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney Jana Thieme was then also an Olympic gold medal after she successfully with Kathrin Boron in the double sculls.

Jana Thieme trained in hall with Bernd Lindner, in the national team, she was cared for by Jutta Lau.