Fanny Fischer
Fanny Fischer (born September 7, 1986 in Potsdam) is a German sprint canoer who has been competing since 1996 and on the senior circuit since 2006.[1][2] She won a gold in the women's K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing[3] and finished fourth in the K-2 500 m event at those same games.[4][5]
At the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Fischer has won nine medals with three golds (K-1 4 x 200 m: 2009, K-2 200 m: 2007, K-2 500 m: 2007), four silvers (K-2 200 m: 2006, 2009; K-2 500 m: 2009), K-4 500 m: 2010), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2005, 2006).[6][7][8][9]
Personal life
Fischer's mother, Sarina Hülsenbeck-Fischer, won a gold medal in women's swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, earning it in the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay (anchor leg). Hülsenbeck competed in the qualifying round of the women's 4 x 100 m medley relay, but not in the final.[10][11] Her father, Frank, won nine ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals in the early 1980s.[10][6] Her aunt, Birgit Fischer, won twelve medals in canoeing at the Summer Olympics between 1980 and 2004.[10] When not competing, she serves in the Bundeswehr as a soldier.[12] Fischer's brother, Falco, is also a canoer.[1]
References
- ^ a b Website biography. - accessed August 22, 2008.
- ^ Yahoo! profile. - accessed August 22, 2008.
- ^ Yahoo! August 22, 2008 women's flatwater K-4 500 m final results. - accessed August 23, 2008.
- ^ Yahoo! August 23, 2008 women's flatwater K-2 500m final results. - accessed August 23, 2008
- ^ Sports-reference.com profile
- ^ a b ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ^ ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- ^ 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships official website
- ^ Canoe09.ca profile
- ^ a b c Yahoo! August 19, 2008 article on Fanny Fischer's relationship to her aunt Birgit. - accessed August 22, 2008.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Swimming (Women)". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 996, 1000.
- ^ Official website(English) & (German) - accessed August 22, 2008.
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1984: Romania (Agafia Constantin, Nastasia Ionescu, Tecla Marinescu, Maria Ştefan) • 1988: East Germany (Birgit Fischer, Anke Nothnagel, Ramona Portwich, Heike Singer) • 1992: Hungary (Rita Kőbán, Éva Dónusz, Erika Mészáros, Kinga Czigány) • 1996: Germany (Anett Schuck, Birgit Fischer, Manuela Mucke, Ramona Portwich) • 2000: Germany (Birgit Fischer, Manuela Mucke, Anett Schuck, Katrin Wagner-Augustin) • 2004: Germany (Birgit Fischer, Maike Nollen, Katrin Wagner-Augustin, Carolin Leonhardt) • 2008: Germany (Fanny Fischer, Nicole Reinhardt, Katrin Wagner-Augustin, Conny Waßmuth)
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