Marina Wilke

She was born in Berlin.^[1] She competed for SC Berlin-Grünau [de].^[1]

At the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, she won a gold medal coxing the women's eight.^[2] In 1976 she was the coxswain of the East German boat that won the Olympic gold medal in the eight event.^[1] For her Olympic success, she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver (2nd class) by the state.^[3]

At the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, she was the cox for the women's four that won gold.^[2] In February 1978, she was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports.^[4] At the 1978 World Rowing Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand, she won a silver medal with the women's eight. She won another silver medal in the same boat class at the 1979 World Rowing Championships in Bled.^[2] At the 1980 Summer Olympics, she won her second Olympic gold medal as cox of the East German boat in the eight competition.^[1] She was once more awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver (2nd class) for her Olympic success.^[5]