Kirsten Wenzel (later Strohbach, born 27 February 1961) is a rowing cox who represented East Germany.

[1] She started for SC DHfK Leipzig and won gold at the 1975 Spartakiad in the coxed quad scull.

In the same boat class but with different rowers, she won silver at the 1979 World Rowing Championships at Bled, Yugoslavia.

[3] She competed at the 1983 World Rowing Championships under her married name Strohbach[2] and won a final bronze medal with the women's eight before she retired.

[4] On 18 December 1982, Wenzel married Olympic swimmer Rainer Strohbach at the town hall of Pankow.