Ramona Portwich

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Born (1967-01-05) 5 January 1967 (age 59)
Rostock, East Germany
SportKayaking
Ramona Portwich
Personal information
Born (1967-01-05) 5 January 1967 (age 59)
Rostock, East Germany
Sport
SportKayaking
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaK-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 DuisburgK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1989 PlovdivK-2 5000 m
Gold medal – first place1990 PoznańK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1990 PoznańK-2 5000 m
Gold medal – first place1990 PoznańK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1991 ParisK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1991 ParisK-2 5000 m
Gold medal – first place1991 ParisK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1993 CopenhagenK-2 5000 m
Gold medal – first place1993 CopenhagenK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1994 Mexico CityK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1995 DuisburgK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1995 DuisburgK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1994 Mexico CityK-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place1995 DuisburgK-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place1993 CopenhagenK-2 500 m

Ramona Portwich (born 5 January 1967 in Rostock) is an East German-German canoe sprinter and marathon canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won five medals with three golds (K-2 500 m: 1992, K-4 500 m: 1998, 1996) and two silvers (K-2 500 m: 1992, K-4 500 m: 1996).

Portwich also won sixteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with thirteen golds (K-2 500 m: 1990, 1991, 1995; K-2 5000 m: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993; K-4 500 m: 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995), two silvers (K-4 200 m: 1994, 1995), and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1993).

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