Judith Zeidler

Judith Ungemach ( Zeidler, born 11 May 1968) is a German world champion rower and Olympic gold and bronze medalist.

Early life and education Zeidler was born in Beeskow, Brandenburg. She started rowing at the age of thirteen at the East German best rowing club Dynamo Berlin (later Sport Club Berlin).

Career After three World Junior titles, Zeidler won gold in the women's eight at the 1988 Summer Olympics. A year later she won the world titles in Bled (Slovenia) in the coxless pair. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she won bronze in the women's eight with the unified German eight. and two sons and one daughter on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Achievements

Junior world championships 1984: Jönköping (SWE) – 1st place (quadruple scull) 1986: Roudnice (CZE) – 1st place (quadruple scull)

World championships 1989: Bled (SLO) – 1st place (coxless pair) 1990: Lake Barrington (AUS) – 3rd place (coxless four) 1991: Vienna (AUT) – 3rd place (coxless four)

Olympics 1988: Seoul (KOR) – 1st place (eight) 1992: Barcelona (SPA) – 3rd place (eight)