Andrea Kurth

Andrea Kurth (later Schippan then Sredzki, born 30 September 1957) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

In 1976 she was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed four event.

[3] She remained active after 1977 but suffered a setback due to her trainer, Richard Wecke, fleeing to West Germany while they were in Amsterdam.

[4] At the 1978 East German championships, she competed as Andrea Schippan and came third with the women's eight and second with the coxed four.

[2][5] In 1980, she married Gerd Sredzki, a double-world champion with the men's eight, and moved to Berlin where her husband was based.