Silvia Rinka

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameSilvia•Rinka (-Madeja)
Used nameSilvia•Rinka
Born27 July 1962 in Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg (GER)
Measurements172 cm / 65 kg
AffiliationsASK Vorwärts Potsdam, Potsdam (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

Breaststroke swimmer Silvia Rinka, later wife of flatwater canoeist Uwe Madeja, finished eighth in the 200 metres final, and was eliminated in the heats of the 100 metres, at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games. The previous year she won her only East German national title in the 100 metres. Her son Benjamin Madeja also became a competitive swimmer.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1980 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) GDR Silvia Rinka
100 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) 9
200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) 8

Olympic family relations