Silvia Fröhlich

Silvia Fröhlich (née Arndt, born 24 February 1959) is a German rower who won a gold medal in the coxed fours at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] She also won two gold and three silver medals at the world championships of 1978–1983, most of them with Marita Sandig.[2] After retiring from competitions, she worked as a dentist.[3]

Silvia Fröhlich

Silvia Fröhlich and Marita Sandig in 1984
Personal information
Birth name	Silvia Arndt
Born	24 February 1959 (age 61) Leipzig, Bezirk Leipzig, East Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	SC DHfK
Medal record Women's rowing Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Coxed four World Rowing Championships 1982 Lucerne Coxless pair 1983 Duisburg Coxless pair 1978 Karapiro Eight 1979 Bled Eight 1981 Munich Coxed four

She competed at the 1978 World Championships under her maiden name[4] and competed under her married name a year later in Bled.[5]

References

4. "DDR-Ruderaufgebot für die Weltmeisterschaft" [DDR rowing roster for the World Championships]. Neues Deutschland (in German). 33 (240). 11 October 1978. p. 5. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
5. "Für Ruder-WM wurde die DDR-Auswahl nominiert" [For rowing World Championships the GDR selection was nominated]. Neues Deutschland (in German). 34 (197). 22 August 1979. p. 5. Retrieved 3 December 2018.