Bärbel Köster
Bärbel Köster (later Madaus, born 26 May 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.
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Bärbel Köster (left) and Carola Zirzow.
Medal record | ||
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Women's canoe sprint | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1976 Montreal | K-2 500 m |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 1974 Mexico City | K-2 500 m |
![]() | 1974 Mexico City | K-4 500 m |
![]() | 1975 Belgrade | K-2 500 m |
![]() | 1975 Belgrade | K-4 500 m |
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 at WebCite (archived 21 January 2009). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bärbel Köster". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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