Bärbel Köster
Bärbel Köster (left) and Carola Zirzow.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 1976 Montreal | K-2 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1974 Mexico City | K-2 500 m |
| Gold | 1974 Mexico City | K-4 500 m |
| Gold | 1975 Belgrade | K-2 500 m |
| Gold | 1975 Belgrade | K-4 500 m |
Bärbel Köster (born May 26, 1957) is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Köster also won four gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two in the K-2 500 m event (both 1974 and 1975) and two in the K-4 500 m event (both 1974 and 1975).
References
- 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.
- Sports-reference.com profile
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