Petra Boesler

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Petra Boesler

Personal information
Born	(1955-09-19) 19 September 1955 (age 69) Berlin
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Relatives	Martina Boesler (sister) Renate Boesler (aunt) Wolfgang Gunkel (uncle)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Women's rowing Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Double sculls World Rowing Championships 1975 Nottingham Double sculls 1977 Amsterdam Coxed quad sculls

Petra Boesler (later Wach, born 19 September 1955) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Berlin.^[1] She is the sister of Martina Boesler, who is also an Olympic rower.^[2] Their aunt, Renate Boesler, won several medals at European Rowing Championships. Her aunt got her interested in rowing by taking her to regattas. Her aunt is married to the Olympic rower Wolfgang Gunkel.^[3]

In 1976 she and her partner Sabine Jahn won the silver medal in the double sculls event.^[1] In February 1978, she was given the sports awards Honored Master of Sports.^[4]