Ruth Kaps [SEP] date of birth
Ruth Kaps
Ruth Kaps (born 20 February 1968 in Giessen) is a former German lightweight rower.
She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
for Germany.
As a holder of dual citizenship, Darvill competed for Germany from 1995. At the 1995 World Rowing Championships, she won bronze in the lightweight women's double sculls, partnering with Ruth Kaps. Kaps and Darvill competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the same event and came eighth. Partnering with Angelika Brand, they became lightweight women's double sculls world champions in 1997. At the 2000 World Rowing Championships, she competed in the lightweight women's quadruple sculls and became world champion. She retired from competitive