Olympics-Rowing-Germany win quadruple sculls gold
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Germany's quadruple sculls women took gold in the Olympics rowing regatta on Thursday, stunning third-place Poland, who had maintained a commanding lead throughout the race up until the final stretch.
The German crew of Annekatrin Thiele, Carina Baer, Julia Lier and Lisa Schmidla, finished in 6 minutes 49.39 seconds, 0.94 of a second ahead of the Dutch in a thrilling finale to the race.
Ukraine's quad, which claimed gold at the 2012 London Games, finished in a disappointing fourth place.
(Reporting by Angus MacSwan and Amy Tennery; Editing by Alison Williams)
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