Gerd Sredzki

{{short description|East German rower}}

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Gerd Sredzki is a rower who competed for East Germany. He was twice world champion in the eight event.

Sredzki, who started for SC Berlin-Grünau, came second in the GDR national championships in 1972.{{cite web |title= DDR-Rudermeisterschaften: Achter – Männer (Plätze 1–3) | trans-title=DDR rowing championships: Eight – men (places 1–3) | url=https://www.rrk-online.de/rudern/chronrudern/ddrmeist/ddr-m-acht.htm | publisher= Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08 |access-date=29 September 2018 | language=de | first=Wilfried | last=Hoffmann}} In 1973 and 1974, he came second at the nationals with a coxed four.{{cite web |title= DDR-Rudermeisterschaften: Vierer-mit – Männer (Plätze 1–3) | trans-title=DDR rowing championships: Coxed four – men (places 1–3) | url=https://www.rrk-online.de/rudern/chronrudern/ddrmeist/ddr-m-vm.htm | publisher= Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08 |access-date=29 September 2018 | language=de | first=Wilfried | last=Hoffmann}} In 1976, his eight made up entirely of SC Berlin-Grünau rowers, became national champion, however, the rowers chosen to represent East Germany at the Summer Olympics did not participate in those nationals. Sredzki, in a team made up from various clubs, became a 1977 national champion. That team went to the 1977 World Rowing Championships on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where they became world champions.{{cite web |title= Gerd Sredzki |url= http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/10406/results/sredzki-gerd |publisher=International Rowing Federation |access-date=29 September 2018}} In February 1978, he was given two sports awards: Master of Sport and Honored Master of Sports.{{cite news |title=Viele Berliner unter den Ausgezeichneten |trans-title=Many Berliners among the award winners |url=http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19780207-0-11-190-0 |access-date=3 October 2018 |work=Berliner Zeitung |volume=34 |issue=32 |date=7 February 1978 |page=11 |language=de |archive-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003061918/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19780207-0-11-190-0 |url-status=dead }}{{registration required}}

Sredzki defended his national title in the eight in 1978. A composite team made up from the champion and vice-champion was sent to the 1978 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro, New Zealand, where they defended their title.

In 1980, he married fellow rower Andrea Kurth from Dresden. In 1983, they had a son, Alexander Sredzki, who was junior and U23 world champion in 2001 (JM8+) and 2005 (BM4+), respectively.{{cite web |title= Alexander Sredzki |url= http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/15348/results/sredzki-alexander |publisher=International Rowing Federation |access-date=29 September 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Fiedler |first1=Sören |title=Der leere Koffer von Amsterdam |trans-title=The empty suitcase of Amsterdam |url=https://www.sz-online.de/sachsen/regionalsport/der-leere-koffer-von-amsterdam-1229507.html |access-date=29 September 2018 |work=Sächsische Zeitung |date=31 August 2005 |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929080026/https://www.sz-online.de/sachsen/regionalsport/der-leere-koffer-von-amsterdam-1229507.html |archive-date=29 September 2018 |url-status=dead }} Gerd Sredzki is self-employed as a DJ.{{cite web |title=Dampfer Disco |url=http://dampferdisco.de/cms/ueber-mich/ |publisher=dampferdisco.de |access-date=29 September 2018}}