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{{short description|German kayaker|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{expand German|topic=bio|date=February 2022|Birgit Fischer}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Birgit Fischer | image = Birgit Fischer (2010).jpg | caption = Fischer in 2010 | birth_name = Birgit Fischer | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|02|25}} | birth_place = [[Brandenburg an der Havel]], [[East Germany]] | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = German | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | home_town = | title = | height = 172 cm<ref name="SR profile" /> | weight = 69 kg<ref name="SR profile" /> | sport = [[Canoe sprint]] | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport|Women's [[canoe racing|canoe sprint]]}} {{MedalOlympic}} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]] {{MedalCountry|{{GDR}}}} {{MedalGold|[[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]]|[[Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics β Women's K-1 500 metres|K-1 500 m]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics β Women's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics β Women's K-4 500 metres|K-4 500 m]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics β Women's K-1 500 metres|K-1 500 m]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{GER}}}} {{MedalGold|[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]|[[Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics β Women's K-1 500 metres|K-1 500 m]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics β Women's K-4 500 metres|K-4 500 m]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics β Women's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics β Women's K-4 500 metres|K-4 500 m]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics β Women's K-4 500 metres|K-4 500 m]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]|[[Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics β Women's K-4 500 metres|K-4 500 m]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics β Women's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics β Women's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]]}} {{MedalWorldChampionships}} {{MedalCountry|{{GDR}}}} {{MedalGold|[[1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1978 Belgrade]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1979 Duisburg]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1981 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1981 Nottingham]]|K-1 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1981 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1981 Nottingham]]|K-2 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1981 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1981 Nottingham]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1982 Belgrade]]|K-1 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1982 Belgrade]]|K-2 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1982 Belgrade]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1983 Tampere]]|K-1 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1983 Tampere]]|K-2 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1983 Tampere]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1985 Mechelen]]|K-1 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1985 Mechelen]]|K-2 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1985 Mechelen]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1987 Duisburg]]|K-1 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1987 Duisburg]]|K-2 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1987 Duisburg]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalCountry | {{GER}}}} {{MedalGold|[[1993 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1993 Copenhagen]]|K-1 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1993 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1993 Copenhagen]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1994 Mexico City]]|K-1 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1994 Mexico City]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1995 Duisburg]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1997 Dartmouth]]|K-2 200 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1997 Dartmouth]]|K-2 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1997 Dartmouth]]|K-2 1000 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1997 Dartmouth]]|K-4 200 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1997 Dartmouth]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1998 Szeged]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalSilver|[[1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1994 Mexico City]]|K-2 200 m}} {{MedalSilver|[[1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1994 Mexico City]]|K-4 200 m}} {{MedalSilver|[[1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1995 Duisburg]]|K-4 200 m}} {{MedalSilver|[[1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1998 Szeged]]|K-2 500 m}} {{MedalSilver|[[1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1998 Szeged]]|K-2 1000 m}} {{MedalSilver|[[1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1999 Milan]]|K-4 500 m}} {{MedalBronze|[[1993 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1993 Copenhagen]]|K-1 5000 m}} {{MedalBronze|[[1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1994 Mexico City]]|K-2 500 m}} {{MedalBronze|[[2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2005 Zagreb]]|K-2 200 m}} {{MedalBronze|[[2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2005 Zagreb]]|K-4 1000 m}} }} '''Birgit Fischer''' ({{IPA|de|ΛbΙͺΚΙ‘Ιͺt ΛfΙͺΚΙ|-|De-Birgit Fischer.ogg}}; born 25 February 1962) is a German former [[Canoe racing|kayaker]], who has won eight [[gold medal]]s over six different [[Olympic Games]], a record she shares with [[AladΓ‘r Gerevich]] and [[Isabell Werth]], spanning seven [[Olympiad]]s: twice representing East Germany (interrupted by the boycott of 1984), then four times representing [[Germany|the reunited nation]]. After both the 1988 and 2000 games, she announced her retirement, only to return for the subsequent games. She has been both the youngest- and oldest-ever Olympic canoeing champion (ages 18 and 42). In 2004, she was chosen as the German sportswoman of the year. Fischer was born in [[Brandenburg (town)|Brandenburg an der Havel]], then in [[East Germany]].<ref name="SR profile">{{Cite sports-reference |title = Birgit Fischer-Schmidt |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/birgit-fischer-schmidt-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043734/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/birgit-fischer-schmidt-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 17 April 2020 |access-date = 10 November 2018 }}</ref> She attended an ASK (army sports club) [[boarding school]] in [[Potsdam]], and worked as a sports instructor in the [[National People's Army]], attaining a rank of [[Major (rank)|major]] by the time of [[German reunification]] in 1990. She was married from 1984 to 1993 to [[canoe]]ist [[JΓΆrg Schmidt]], silver medalist in the [[Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics β Men's C-1 1000 metres|C-1 1000 m event]] at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]]. She lives with their two children in Brandenburg. In 1999 she stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]] in the [[1999 European Parliament election in Germany|European Parliament election]]. Fischer's niece, [[Fanny Fischer|Fanny]], competed for Germany at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], winning a gold in the [[Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics β Women's K-4 500 metres|K-4 500 m]] event. Fischer's brother [[Frank Fischer|Frank]] won nine [[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|world championship]] medals between 1981 and 1986. She also won 38 [[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships]] medals between 1978 and 2005, including 28 golds. Fischer's career medal count was surpassed by Hungary's [[Katalin KovΓ‘cs]] at the [[2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2011 championships]] in [[Szeged]]. Fischer is also a photographer and displays works through the [[Art of the Olympians]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://artoftheolympians.org/artists/birgit-fischer/|title = Art of the Olympians | Birgit Fischer}}</ref> ==See also== *[[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]] ==References== {{reflist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080812122243/http://www.mein-brandenburg.com/ Fotographie by Birgit Fischer] {{in lang|de}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=5 January 2010 |title=Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners β Olympic Games and World Championships (1936β2007) β Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). ''CanoeICF.com''. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1β41 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113142416/http://www.bcu.org.uk/files/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf |date2=13 January 2016 |title2=BCU.org.uk}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=9 November 2009 |title=Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners β Olympic Games and World Championships (1936β2007) β Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. ''CanoeICF.com''. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42β83 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311071809/http://bcu.org.uk/files/pages%2042-83%20from%20medal%20winners%20icf%20updated%202007.pdf |date2=11 March 2016 |title2=BCU.org.uk}} * {{Cite web |editor-last=Kamber |editor-first=Raymond |editor-link=Raymond Kamber |date=2008 |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/results_history_-_complete_medal_winners_icf_updated_2007.pdf |title=Medal Winners β Olympic Games and World Championships (1936β2007) |website=CanoeICF.com |publisher=[[International Canoe Federation]] |pages=1β83 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200125/https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/results_history_-_complete_medal_winners_icf_updated_2007.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2018}} * [http://www.kanufisch.com/ Official website] {{in lang|de}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box|before={{flagicon|GER}} [[Hannah Stockbauer]]|title=[[German Sportspersonality of the year|German Sportswoman of the Year]]|years=2004|after={{flagicon|GER}} [[Uschi Disl]]}} {{s-end}} {{Footer Olympic Champions Women K-1 500 m}} {{Footer Olympic Champions Women K-2 500 m}} {{Footer Olympic Champions Women K-4 500 m}} {{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-1 500 m Women}} {{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-2 200 m Women}} {{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-2 500 m Women}} {{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-2 1000 m Women}} {{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-4 200 m Women}} {{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-4 500 m Women}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Birgit}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:East German female canoeists]] [[Category:German female canoeists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Olympic canoeists for East Germany]] [[Category:Olympic canoeists for Germany]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for East Germany]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for East Germany]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Germany]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Brandenburg an der Havel]] [[Category:Canoeists from Brandenburg]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in canoeing]] [[Category:National People's Army sportspeople]] [[Category:ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Recipients of the Order of Merit of Berlin]] [[Category:21st-century German sportswomen]]
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