Birgit Fischer
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Birgit Fischer
Birgit Fischer (left) with Freya Hoffmeister, 2010
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Personal information |
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Birth name |
Birgit Fischer |
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Nationality |
German |
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Born |
(1962-02-25) 25 February 1962 (age 57) Brandenburg an der Havel, East Germany
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Height |
172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
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Weight |
69 kg (152 lb)[1]
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Sport |
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canoe racing |
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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]
^ 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}
^ 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
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Preceded by Hannah Stockbauer
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German Sportswoman of the Year 2004
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Succeeded by Uschi Disl
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Olympic Kayaking Champions in Women's K-4 500 m
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1984: Agafia Constantin, Nastasia Ionescu, Tecla Marinescu, Maria Ştefan (ROU)
1988: Birgit Fischer, Anke Nothnagel, Ramona Portwich, Heike Singer (GDR)
1992: Rita Kőbán, Éva Dónusz, Erika Mészáros, Kinga Czigány (HUN)
1996: Anett Schuck, Birgit Fischer, Manuela Mucke, Ramona Portwich (GER)
2000: Birgit Fischer, Manuela Mucke, Anett Schuck, Katrin Wagner-Augustin (GER)
2004: Birgit Fischer, Maike Nollen, Katrin Wagner-Augustin, Carolin Leonhardt (GER)
2008: Fanny Fischer, Nicole Reinhardt, Katrin Wagner-Augustin, Conny Waßmuth (GER)
2012: Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Katalin Kovács, Krisztina Fazekas Zur (HUN)
2016: Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Tamara Csipes, Krisztina Fazekas Zur (HUN)
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World Champions in Women's Canoe Sprint K-1 500 m
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- 1938: (600 m) Maggie Kalka (FIN)
- 1950: Sylvi Saimo (FIN)
- 1954: Therese Zenz (SAA)
- 1958: Yelizaveta Kislova (URS)
- 1963: Mariya Shubina (URS)
- 1966: Lyudmila Pinayeva (URS)
- 1970: Lyudmila Pinayeva (URS)
- 1971: Lyudmila Pinayeva (URS)
- 1973: Nina Gopova (URS)
- 1974: Anke Ohde (GDR)
- 1975: Anke Ohde (GDR)
- 1977: Gudrun Klaus-Dittmar (GDR)
- 1978: Roswitha Eberl (GDR)
- 1979: Roswitha Eberl (GDR)
- 1981: Birgit Fischer (GDR)
- 1982: Birgit Fischer (GDR)
- 1983: Birgit Fischer (GDR)
- 1985: Birgit Schmidt-Fischer (GDR)
- 1986: Vanja Gesheva (BUL)
- 1987: Birgit Schmidt-Fischer (GDR)
- 1989: Katrin Borchert (GDR)
- 1990: Josefa Idem (ITA)
- 1991: Katrin Borchert (GER)
- 1993: Birgit Schmidt (GER)
- 1994: Birgit Schmidt (GER)
- 1995: Rita Kőbán (HUN)
- 1997: Caroline Brunet (CAN)
- 1998: Caroline Brunet (CAN)
- 1999: Caroline Brunet (CAN)
- 2001: Josefa Idem (ITA)
- 2002: Katalin Kovács (HUN)
- 2003: Katalin Kovács (HUN)
- 2005: Nicole Reinhardt (GER)
- 2006: Dalma Benedek (HUN)
- 2007: Katalin Kovács (HUN)
- 2009: Katalin Kovács (HUN)
- 2010: Inna Osypenko (UKR)
- 2011: Nicole Reinhardt (GER)
- 2013: Danuta Kozák (HUN)
- 2014: Danuta Kozák (HUN)
- 2015: Lisa Carrington (NZL)
- 2017: Volha Khudzenka (BLR)
- 2018: Danuta Kozák (HUN)
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World Champions in Women's Canoe Sprint K-2 200 m
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- 1994: Hungary (Rita Kőbán & Eva Laky)
- 1995: Canada (Corinna Kennedy & Marie-Josée Gibeau)
- 1997: Germany (Birgit Fischer & Anett Schuck)
- 1998: Canada (Marie-Josée Gibeau-Ouimet & Karen Furneaux)
- 1999: Spain (Izaskun Aramburu & Beatriz Manchón)
- 2001: Spain (Izaskun Aramburu & Sonia Molanes)
- 2002: Spain (Sonia Molanes & Beatriz Manchón)
- 2003: Hungary (Tímea Paksy & Melinda Patyi)
- 2005: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Nataša Janić)
- 2006: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Nataša Janić)
- 2007: Germany (Fanny Fischer & Nicole Reinhardt)
- 2009: Hungary (Nataša Janić & Katalin Kovács)
- 2010: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Nataša Janić)
- 2011: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Danuta Kozák)
- 2013: Germany (Franziska Weber & Tina Dietze)
- 2014: Hungary (Anna Kárász & Ninetta Vad)
- 2015: Belarus (Marharyta Tsishkevich & Maryna Litvinchuk)
- 2017: Hungary (Réka Hagymási & Ágnes Szabó)
- 2018: Germany (Franziska Weber & Tina Dietze)
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World Champions in Women's Canoe Sprint K-2 500 m
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- 1938: (600 m) Czechoslovakia (Marta Pavlisová & Marie Zvolánková)
- 1948: Denmark (Karen Hoff & Bodil Svendsen)
- 1950: Finland (Sylvi Saimo & Greta Grönholm)
- 1954: Hungary (Hilda Pinter & Klára Bánfalvi)
- 1958: Soviet Union (Nina Grusinzheva & Mariya Shubina)
- 1963: West Germany (Roswitha Esser & Annemarie Zimmermann)
- 1966: East Germany (Anita Kobuß & Helga Ulze)
- 1970: West Germany (Renate Breuer & Roswitha Esser)
- 1971: Hungary (Anna Pfeffer & Katalin Hollosy)
- 1973: East Germany (Ilse Kaschube & Petra Borzym)
- 1974: East Germany (Bärbel Köster & Anke Ohde)
- 1975: East Germany (Bärbel Köster & Carola Zirzow)
- 1977: East Germany (Marion Rösiger & Martina Fischer)
- 1978: East Germany (Marion Rösiger & Martina Fischer)
- 1979: Soviet Union (Natalya Kalashinkova & Nina Doroh)
- 1981: East Germany (Birgit Fischer & Carsta Kühn)
- 1982: East Germany (Birgit Fischer & Bettina Streussel)
- 1983: East Germany (Birgit Fischer & Carsta Kühn)
- 1985: East Germany (Birgit Fischer & Carsta Kühn)
- 1986: Hungary (Katalin Povázsán & Erika Mészáros)
- 1987: East Germany (Birgit Schmidt & Anke Nothnagel)
- 1989: East Germany (Anke Nothnagel & Heike Singer)
- 1990: East Germany (Ramona Portwich & Anke von Seck)
- 1991: Germany (Ramona Portwich & Anke von Seck)
- 1993: Sweden (Agneta Andersson & Anna Olsson)
- 1994: Poland (Elżbieta Urbańczyk & Barbara Hajcel)
- 1995: Germany (Ramona Portwich & Anett Schuck)
- 1997: Germany (Birgit Fischer & Anett Schuck)
- 1998: Australia (Anna Wood & Katrin Borchert)
- 1999: Poland (Beata Sokołowska & Aneta Pastuszka)
- 2001: Hungary (Szilvia Szabó & Kinga Bóta)
- 2002: Hungary (Szilvia Szabó & Kinga Bóta)
- 2003: Hungary (Szilvia Szabó & Kinga Bóta)
- 2005: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Nataša Janić)
- 2006: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Nataša Janić)
- 2007: Germany (Fanny Fischer & Nicole Reinhardt)
- 2009: Hungary (Danuta Kozák & Gabriella Szabó)
- 2010: Hungary (Gabriella Szabó & Danuta Kozák)
- 2011: Austria (Yvonne Schuring & Viktoria Schwarz)
- 2013: Germany (Franziska Weber & Tina Dietze)
- 2014: Hungary (Gabriella Szabó & Tamara Csipes)
- 2015: Hungary (Gabriella Szabó & Danuta Kozák)
- 2017: New Zealand (Caitlin Ryan & Lisa Carrington)
- 2018: Hungary (Anna Kárász & Danuta Kozák)
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World Champions in Women's Canoe Sprint K-2 1000 m
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- 1997: Germany (Birgit Fischer & Marcela Bednar)
- 1998: Australia (Anna Wood & Katrin Borchert)
- 1999: Australia (Anna Wood & Katrin Borchert)
- 2001: Germany (Manuela Mucke & Nadine Opgen-Rhein)
- 2002: Hungary (Szilvia Szabó & Kinga Bóta)
- 2003: Hungary (Tímea Paksy & Dalma Benedek)
- 2005: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Nataša Janić)
- 2006: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Nataša Janić)
- 2007: Germany (Gesine Ruge & Judith Hörmann)
- 2009: Poland (Małgorzata Chojnacka & Beata Mikołajczyk)
- 2010: Hungary (Gabriella Szabó & Tamara Csipes)
- 2011: Germany (Anne Knorr & Debora Niche)
- 2013: Hungary (Gabriella Szabó & Krisztina Fazekas Zur)
- 2014: Denmark (Henriette Engel Hansen & Emma Jørgensen)
- 2015: Germany (Sabrina Hering & Steffi Kriegerstein)
- 2017: Hungary (Erika Medveczky & Ramóna Farkasdi)
- 2018: Hungary (Tamara Csipes & Erika Medveczky)
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World Champions in Women's Canoe Sprint K-4 200 m
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- 1994: Hungary
- Éva Dónusz
- Szilvia Mednyánszky
- Eva Laky
- Rita Kőbán
- 1995: Canada
- Caroline Brunet
- Alison Herst
- Corinna Kennedy
- Marie-Josée Gibeau
- 1997: Germany
- Birgit Fischer
- Anett Schuck
- Manuela Mucke
- Katrin Wagner
- 1998: Hungary
- Kinga Dékány
- Erzsébet Viski
- Rita Kőbán
- Katalin Kovács
- 1999: Hungary
- Katalin Kovács
- Erzsébet Viski
- Szilvia Szabó
- Rita Kőbán
- 2001: Hungary
- Kinga Dékány
- Krisztina Fazekas
- Erzsébet Viski
- Katalin Kovács
- 2002: Hungary
- Nataša Janić
- Szilvia Szabó
- Erzsébet Viski
- Tímea Paksy
- 2003: Hungary
- Katalin Kovács
- Szilvia Szabó
- Erzsébet Viski
- Kinga Bóta
- 2005: Germany
- Carolin Leonhardt
- Nicole Reinhardt
- Judith Hörmann
- Katrin Wagner-Augustin
- 2006: Hungary
- Tímea Paksy
- Melinda Patyi
- Nataša Janić
- Katalin Kovács
- 2007: Germany
- Carolin Leonhardt
- Conny Waßmuth
- Katrin Wagner-Augustin
- Maren Knebel
- 2009: Germany
- Tina Dietze
- Carolin Leonhardt
- Katrin Wagner-Augustin
- Conny Waßmuth
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World Champions in Women's Canoe Sprint K-4 500 m
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