Gisela Grothaus Explained

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Nationality:German
Sport:Canoeing
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Club:TSV Schwaben Augsburg
Birth Date:20 February 1955
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Height:1.64 m
Weight:58 kg
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Gisela Grothaus (married Steigerwald;[1] born 20 February 1955) is a West German retired slalom canoeist who competed in the early and mid-1970s. She won a silver medal in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2]

She won also three world championships in wildwater canoeing at senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships.[3]

The question about surname

Gisela Grothaus was married during the fall of 1984 and her new name became Steigerwald,[4] therefore she should have assumed her new name "Gisela Steigerwald" in international competitions since 1984, however in the databases of the International Canoe Federation and the European Canoe Association, she is indicated by the name "Gisela Steigerwald" even before this year.[5] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gisela Grothaus-Steigerwald - Germany. iwhof.org. 22 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Gisela Grothaus . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035203/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/gisela-grothaus-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . sports-reference. 22 March 2020.
  3. Web site: http://www.canoeresults.eu/view-results/wildwater?eventid[=108#event World and European Championships Results from 1959 to 2019]. canoeresults.eu. 22 March 2020.
  4. Web site: K1W Case Studies - USA Wildwater. usawildwater.com. 22 March 2020. 14 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021210/http://www.usawildwater.com/training/DZ_7_K1W_Case_Studies.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Wildwater Canoeing World Championships. canoeicf.com. 22 March 2020.