Kathrin Boron

Kathrin Boron (born 4 November 1969) is a German sculler, and four-time Olympic gold medallist.^[1] She's an athlete of the SV Dynamo / SG Dynamo Potsdam.^[2]

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Kathrin Boron

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Born	4 November 1969 (1969-11-04) (age 56) Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany
Medal record Women's rowing Olympic Games Representing  Germany 1992 Barcelona Double sculls 1996 Atlanta Quad sculls 2000 Sydney Double sculls 2004 Athens Quad sculls 2008 Beijing Quad sculls World Rowing Championships Representing  East Germany 1989 Bled Quad sculls 1990 Tasmania Double sculls Representing  Germany 1991 Vienna Double sculls 1997 Aiguebelette Double sculls 1997 Aiguebelette Quad sculls 1998 Cologne Quad sculls 1999 St. Catharines Double sculls 2001 Lucerne Double sculls 1993 Račice Double sculls 1994 Indianapolis Single sculls 2003 Milan Double sculls 2005 Gifu Quad sculls 2007 Munich Quad sculls

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Boron won the women's double sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics with Kerstin Köppen and 2000 Summer Olympics with Jana Thieme, and the women's quad sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she finished third in the quad sculls. In addition, Boron has won seven World Championship Gold Medals and five Silver, starting with gold in the double sculls at Tasmania in 1990.^[3]

Boron was honoured for her outstanding career in rowing with the 2009 Thomas Keller Medal.^[4][1]