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Ekaterina Karsten
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Rowing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Athens 2004 | Single sculls | |
| Gold | Sydney 2000 | Single sculls | |
| Gold | Atlanta 1996 | Single sculls | |
Ekaterina Karsten (Belarusian: Кацярына Карстэн, Kaciaryna Karsten; Russian: Екатерина Карстен; born June 2, 1972) is a famous rower from Minsk, Belarus, an Olympic champion and world champion in double and single sculls.
She is a two-times Olympic champion, having won gold in single sculls in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she won a silver medal.
Her maiden name is Khodotovitch (Ходотович), and she is also sometimes referred to as Ekaterina Karsten-Khodotovitch. Currently she lives and trains in Germany with her German husband in Potsdam.
- Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
- Birth place: Minsk, Belarus
- Residence: Potsdam, Germany
| Olympic champions in women's single sculls |
|---|
| 1976: Christine Scheiblich | 1980: Sanda Toma | 1984: Valeria Racila | 1988: Jutta Behrendt | 1992: Elisabeta Lipă | 1996: Ekaterina Karsten | 2000: Ekaterina Karsten | 2004: Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski |