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Birgit Fischer

Birgit Fischer und Freya Hoffmeister.jpg
Birgit Fischer (left) with Freya Hoffmeister, 2010

Personal information
Birth name Birgit Fischer
Nationality German
Born
(1962-02-25) 25 February 1962 (age 57)
Brandenburg an der Havel, East Germany
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport canoe racing

Medal record






































































































































































































































































Women's canoe sprint

Olympic Games
Representing  East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow
K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul
K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul
K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul
K-1 500 m
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona
K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta
K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney
K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney
K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens
K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona
K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta
K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens
K-2 500 m
World Championships
Representing  East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1978 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1979 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1981 Nottingham K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1981 Nottingham K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1981 Nottingham K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1982 Belgrade K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1982 Belgrade K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1982 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tampere K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tampere K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tampere K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Mechelen K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Mechelen K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Mechelen K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1987 Duisburg K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1987 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1987 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place 1993 Copenhagen K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1993 Copenhagen K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Mexico City K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Mexico City K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1995 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dartmouth K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dartmouth K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dartmouth K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dartmouth K-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1998 Szeged K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Mexico City K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Mexico City K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1995 Duisburg K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Szeged K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Szeged K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Milan K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Copenhagen K-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Mexico City K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb K-4 1000 m



Birgit Fischer (born 25 February 1962) is a German kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East Germany (interrupted by the boycott of 1984), then four times representing the reunited nation. After both the 1988 and 2000 games, she announced her retirement, only to return for the subsequent games. She has been both the youngest- and oldest-ever Olympic canoeing champion (ages 18 and 42). In 2004, she was voted German sportswoman of the year.


Fischer was born in Brandenburg an der Havel, then in East Germany.[1] She attended an ASK (army sports club) boarding school in Potsdam, and worked as a sports instructor in the National People's Army, attaining a rank of major by the time of German reunification in 1990. She was married from 1984 to 1993 to canoeist Jörg Schmidt, silver medalist in the C-1 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She lives with their two children in Brandenburg. In 1999 she stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for the FDP in the European Parliament election. Fischer's niece, Fanny, competed for Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, winning a gold in the K-4 500 m event. Fischer's brother Frank won nine world championship medals between 1981 and 1986.


She also won 38 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals between 1978 and 2005, including 28 golds. Fischer's career medal count was surpassed by Hungary's Katalin Kovács at the 2011 championships in Szeged.


Fischer is also a photographer and displays works through the Art of the Olympians.[2]



See also[edit]



  • List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

  • List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event

  • List of multiple Olympic medalists

  • List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists

  • List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games



References[edit]





  1. ^ abc Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Birgit Fischer-Schmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 November 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ http://artoftheolympians.org/artists/birgit-fischer/





  • Fotographie by Birgit Fischer (in German)


  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 21 January 2009). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.


  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)


  • Official website (in German)


  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Birgit Fischer-Schmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.









Awards
Preceded by
Germany Hannah Stockbauer
German Sportswoman of the Year
2004
 Succeeded by
Germany Uschi Disl



















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