Henrietta Ebert (née Dobler, born 15 January 1954) is a German rower who won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a member of the SC Dynamo Potsdam.[1]

Henrietta Ebert
Personal information
Birth nameHenrietta Dobler
Born (1954-01-15) 15 January 1954 (age 70)
Brandenburg an der Havel, Bezirk Potsdam, East Germany
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Eight
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Lucerne Eight
Gold medal – first place 1975 Nottingham Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1978 Cambridge Eight
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1973 Moscow Eight

She was born in Kirchmöser [de], Brandenburg an der Havel.[1] She competed under her married name from 1976.

She trained as a confectioner and later worked as a public servant in Köpenick.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henrietta Ebert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ Kluge, Volker (2004). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler: Die 1000 erfolgreichsten und populärsten Sportlerinnen und Sportler aus der DDR, ihre Erfolge, Medaillen und Biographien [The big lexicon of the GDR athletes: The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes, medals and biographies.] (in German). Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag. p. 115. ISBN 3-89602-538-4.
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