Beate Schramm was born on 21 June 1966 and is a German rower and Olympic gold medallist.
11 Facts About Beate Schramm
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Beate Schramm won gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the quad sculls event for East Germany, but missed the A final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the single sculls event when she competed for Germany.
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Beate Schramm was national rowing champion a total of six times; four times in East Germany and twice German champion after the reunification.
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Beate Schramm belonged to the National People's Army and was allowed to train full time.
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Beate Schramm repeated this feat at the subsequent Junior Championships in 1984 in Jonkoping, Sweden.
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Beate Schramm had her first success as a senior at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom, where she and Sylvia Schwabe became world champion in the double sculls.
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Beate Schramm gained her second national title in 1988 and came second in the double sculls.
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Beate Schramm was national champion in the double sculls in both 1989 and 1990, and was second in 1990 in the quad sculls.
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Beate Schramm was twice awarded Patriotic Order of Merit for her international rowing successes; first in 1986 and then in 1988.
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Beate Schramm competed in the single sculls event.
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Beate Schramm came fourth in the semi-final, with only the first three progressing to the A final, but was more than 16 seconds behind the third-placed rower and opted not to start in the B final.