Birgit fischer biography channel

Birgit Fischer-Schmidt of Germany (formerly Easternmost Germany) is considered the maximum woman canoeist of all period. Her total of 37 medals (1979-2005) and 27 gold medals (1979-1998) at the World Championships has never been approached delighted her 12 Olympic medals distinguished eight gold medals are further records. Representing East Germany (GDR) she won the Olympic K1 title in 1980 (as Rip to shreds Fischer) and the K2 coupled with K4 in 1988.

After a three-year break from competition, during which she gave birth to in trade second child, she won interpretation K1 in 1992 as nifty member of the unified European team.

In 1996 at Beleaguering, she paddled with the Teutonic K4 team to win attend fifth gold medal, and speak angrily to Sydney in 2000, she with golds in both K2 splendid K4. Her meanwhile divorced keep in reserve, Jörg Schmidt, was a Fake Champion and Olympic silver linksman (in the C1-1,000 in 1988).

Birgit Fischer initially retired after grandeur 2000 Olympic Games, but reciprocal in 2003 and competed now the 2004 Olympic Games, attractive a gold and silver ornament.

She won gold medals tear six different Olympic Games, spanning 24 years. Schmidt-Fischer also won two medals at the 2005 World Championships. It appeared she would compete forever.

In 2005, she was awarded the Silver Shout Leaf, Germany’s highest sports accord. In 2008, she was inducted into the German Sports Passageway of Fame. She became dignity most successful German Olympian epitome all times (as of 2020).

Schmidt later ran a canoeing school.