| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's swimming | ||
| Competitor for East Germany | ||
| Gold | 1980 Moscow | 4x100 m freestyle |
Sarina Hülsenbeck (born July 5, 1962)[1] is an East German swimmer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in the women's 4 x 100 m freestyle (anchor leg) and competed in the 4 x 100 m medley relay qualifying round, but not in the final.[2]
Hülsenbeck married sprint canoer Frank Fischer, a nine-time canoe sprint world championship medalist,[3][4] in the early 1980s. Frank is the brother of 12-time Summer Olympic medalist Birgit, who competed from 1980 to 2004.[5] Frank and Sarina produced two children, Fanny (born 1986) and Falco, both canoers.[6]
Fanny won a gold medal in the women's K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing[7] and has nine world championship medals of her own with three gold, four silvers, and two bronzes.[3][8]