Kerstin Förster

Kerstin Förster (née Pieloth, born 9 November 1965 in Cottbus) is a German rower.

Kerstin Förster
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Quad sculls
World Rowing Championships
1983 Duisburg Coxed quad sculls
1986 Nottingham Quad sculls
1987 Copenhagen Quad sculls

In October 1986, she was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold (first class) for her sporting success.[1]

She married Olaf Förster during the winter break between the 1987 and 1988 rowing seasons.[2] He also won a gold medal at the rowing competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]

References
  1. "Hohe staatliche Auszeichnungen verliehen" [Awarded high state awards]. Neues Deutschland (in German). 42 (243). 15 October 1986. p. 6. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. "Das Olympiasieger-Ehepaar diesmal getrennt auf Tour". Neues Deutschland (in German). 44 (206). 1 September 1989. p. 7. Retrieved 16 February 2019.(registration required)
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kerstin Förster". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2018.


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