Birgit Fischer facts for kids
![]() Fischer in 2010
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Birth name | Birgit Fischer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brandenburg an der Havel, East Germany |
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Height | 172 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Birgit Fischer (born February 25, 1962) is a famous German kayaker. She is one of the greatest Olympic athletes ever. Birgit won eight gold medals in canoe sprint across six different Olympic Games. This amazing record spans seven Olympiads.
She first competed for East Germany. Later, she represented the reunited nation. Birgit retired twice, after the 1988 and 2000 Olympics. But she always came back to compete again! She holds a special record in canoeing. She was both the youngest (at 18) and oldest (at 42) Olympic canoeing champion. In 2004, she was named the German sportswoman of the year.
Early Life and Family
Birgit Fischer was born in Brandenburg an der Havel, which was part of East Germany at the time. She grew up loving sports. She went to a special sports school in Potsdam.
Birgit was married to fellow canoeist Jörg Schmidt from 1984 to 1993. Jörg also won an Olympic silver medal in canoeing in 1988. Birgit lives in Brandenburg with her two children.
Her family has many talented canoeists. Her niece, Fanny Fischer, won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Birgit's brother, Frank Fischer, also won nine world championship medals in canoeing.
Amazing Sports Career
Birgit Fischer's career is full of incredible achievements. Besides her Olympic medals, she won many medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Between 1978 and 2005, she earned 38 world championship medals. An amazing 28 of these were gold medals!
She was the top medal winner in canoe sprint for a long time. Later, another great canoeist, Katalin Kovács from Hungary, surpassed her record in 2011.
Beyond Canoeing
After her incredible sports career, Birgit Fischer found new interests. She is also a talented photographer. Her artworks are shown through the Art of the Olympians. This group features art created by Olympic athletes.
See also
In Spanish: Birgit Fischer para niños
- 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