Fanny Fischer Explained

Fanny Fischer (born 7 September 1986 in Potsdam) is a German canoe sprinter who has been competing since 1996 and on the senior circuit since 2006.^{[1] [2]} She won a gold in the women's K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing^[3] and finished fourth in the K-2 500 m event at those same games.^{[4] [5]}

At the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Fischer has won nine medals with three golds (K-1 4 × 200 m: 2009, K-2 200 m: 2007, K-2 500 m: 2007), four silvers (K-2 200 m: 2006, 2009; K-2 500 m: 2009), K-4 500 m: 2010, and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2005, 2006).^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Fischer served as the main pundit for publicly owned television channel Das Erste during their coverage of the canoeing events at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Fischer's mother, Sarina Hülsenbeck-Fischer, won a gold medal in women's swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, earning it in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (anchor leg). Hülsenbeck competed in the qualifying round of the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay, but not in the final.^{[10] [11]} Her father, Frank, won nine ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals in the early 1980s. Her aunt, Birgit Fischer, won twelve medals in canoeing at the Summer Olympics between 1980 and 2004.When not competing, she serves in the Bundeswehr as a soldier. Fischer's brother, Falco, is also a canoer.

Notes and References

1. http://www.fannyfischer.de/index.php?pID=2&lng=eng Website biography.
2. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/GER/Fanny+Fischer/202971;_ylt=Ai7iE9wNdQl6Sis8pnRcyKgSv5V4 Yahoo! profile.
3. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/canoe_kayak/results/CFW145/14;_ylt=As.ZrVm6iFfIHtZjy6dsI7sSv5V4?is_medal= Yahoo! August 22, 2008 women's flatwater K-4 500 m final results.
4. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/canoe_kayak/results/CFW125/15?is_medal= Yahoo! August 23, 2008 women's flatwater K-2 500m final results.
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162719/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/fanny-fischer-1.html Sports-reference.com profile
6. Web site: Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 . 8 April 2023 . 5 January 2010 . 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 . dead .
7. Web site: Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 . 2 April 2024 . 5 January 2010 . 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 . dead .
8. Web site: 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships official website . 4 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071205185046/http://www.kanuwm.de/ . 5 December 2007 . dead .
9. http://zap.norex.ca/bio/athlete/315/ Canoe09.ca profile
10. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/canoe_kayak/news;_ylt=AkS1LzVQCme2uTQrSbUAgamde5p4?slug=reu-canoeingfischer_interview&prov=reuters&type=lgns Yahoo! August 19, 2008 article on Fanny Fischer's relationship to her aunt Birgit.
11. Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Swimming (Women)". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 996, 1000.