Dietrich Zander was an East German rower who was a member of the coxed fours crew that won the silver medal at the 1972 München Olympics. The boat lost the gold medal against the famous West German boat called Bullenvierer (Bull’s fours) and also won the silver medal at the 1973 Europeans behind the boat representing the Soviet Union. With the coxed eights, Zander won the gold medal at the 1970 Worlds and the silver medal at the 1971 Europeans. Zander studied mathematics, but worked as a rowing coach until re-unification. He then became a physiotherapist.