a coxless event). In 1985, she came second in both the single sculls and the quad sculls. In 1986, she won her first national championship (in the double sculls with Sylvia Schwabe), and she came second in both the single sculls and the quad sculls. In 1987, she came third in the quad sculls. She gained her second national title in 1988 (in the quad sculls) and also came second in the double sculls. She was national champion in the double sculls in both 1989 (with Jana Sorgers) and 1990 (with Kathrin Boron), and was also second in 1990 in the quad sculls. In total, she was thus East German national rowing champion four times. Schramm was twice awarded Patriotic Order of Merit for her international rowing successes; first in 1986 and then in 1988. Germany The same team won the subsequent World Championships in 1991 in Vienna, Austria, but this time they represented Germany, as the German reunification had occurred in the meantime. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Schramm competed in the single sculls event. She 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. Schramm continued to contest national championships after the reunification. In 1991, she was national champion in the double sculls (with Kathrin Boron) and in 1992, she was first in the single sculls. Post-rowing career With the reunification of Germany, Schramm lost her army privileges and took on a half-time role as an economist with the Ministry of Finance of the federated state of Brandenburg. From 2004 to 2005, she was running the restaurant of the rowing club in Mainz. As of 2007, she worked as a criminal officer for the Police. References 1966 births Living people People from Leisnig Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic rowers of East Germany Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of Germany Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing East German female rowers German female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany Sportspeople from Saxony