Ekaterina Karsten

Ekaterina Karsten (Belarusian: Кацярына Карстэн, Kaciaryna Karsten; Russian: Екатерина Карстен; born 2 June 1972) is a Belarusian rower, a seven-time Olympian, a two-time Olympic champion and six-time World Champion in the single scull.

Ekaterina Karsten

Medal record
Women's rowing
Olympic Games
Representing  Belarus
	1996 Atlanta	Single sculls
	2000 Sydney	Single sculls
	2004 Athens	Single sculls
	2008 Beijing	Single sculls
Representing  Unified Team
	1992 Barcelona	Quadruple sculls
World Championships
Representing  Belarus
	1997 Lac d'Aiguebelette	Single sculls
	1999 St. Catharines	Single sculls
	2005 Kaizu, Gifu	Single sculls
	2006 Eton	Single sculls
	2007 Munich	Single sculls
	2009 Poznań	Single sculls
	2002 Seville	Single sculls
	2003 Milan	Quadruple sculls
	2010 Hamilton	Single sculls
	2011 Bled	Single sculls
	2001 Lucerne	Single sculls
	2001 Lucerne	Double sculls
	2002 Seville	Quadruple sculls
	2003 Milan	Single sculls
	2013 Chungju	Double sculls
Representing  Soviet Union
	1991 Vienna	Double sculls
European Championships
	2014 Belgrade	W4x
	2017 Racice	W1x
Gold Cup Challenge
	2011 Philadelphia	Single sculls

Karsten won Olympic gold in the single sculls in Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she won a silver medal and in 2008 in Beijing she picked up a bronze. She also won at the World Championships in single sculls in 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009, was runner up in 2002 and 2010 and got bronze in 2001 and 2003. She won the European Championships in 2009 and 2010. She won the world junior championships in 1990.[1]

Her maiden name is Khadatovich (Хадатовіч), and she is also sometimes referred to as Ekaterina Karsten-Khodotovitch. Currently she lives and trains in Germany with her German husband in Potsdam.