Nadja Drygalla

Nadja Drygalla (born 31 March 1989 in Rostock) is a German rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

She won Junior World championship silver in the women's pairs (in 2007 with Ulrike Sennewald) and bronze in the women's eight (2006).[2][3] At under-23 level, she won bronze in the women's pair in 2010 with Anne-Sophie Agarius.[4]

Controversy

During the 2012 Summer Olympics, The Guardian stated that her boyfriend is a leading member of the Rostock National Socialists, a far-right wing group inclined towards Neo-Nazism,[5] and was a candidate for the National Democratic Party at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2011.[6][7][8][9]

Drygalla had already finished competing as part of the women's rowing eight team, her only event. She left of her own accord after a 90-minute conversation with officials from the German Olympic delegation.[10][11] In a public statement she distanced herself from far-right views.[12]

References
  1. "Nadja Drygalla". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. "2007 WORLD ROWING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS -Beijing, CHN – (JW2-) Junior Women's Pair – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. "Nadja DRYGALLA - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. "2010 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Brest, BLR – (BW2-) U23 Women's Pair – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. "German rower leaves Olympics over 'Nazi boyfriend' allegations" Reuters/The Guardian. 3 August 2012
  6. "Drygallas NPD-Freund feuerte Ruderin in London an". Focus Online. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  7. "Nazi-Skandal – Minister Friedrich schaltet sich ein". Welt Online. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  8. "Ruderin Drygalla verlässt Olympiateam wegen NPD-Kontakten". Die Zeit. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  9. "Der Fall Nadja Drygalla sorgt für ganz andere olympische Schlagzeilen". Märkische Allgemeine. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  10. Annika Breidthardt. "German rower leaves village over far-right ties". Reuters/nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  11. "German rower leaves London after ties to neo-Nazis surface". yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  12. "Drygalla distanziert sich von rechtsextremer Ideologie". zeit.de. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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