Sarina Hülsenbeck

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Olympic medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 4x100 m freestyle

Sarina Hülsenbeck (born July 5, 1962)[1] is an East German swimmer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle (anchor leg) and competed in the 4 × 100 m medley relay qualifying round, but not in the final.[2]

Personal life

Hülsenbeck married sprint canoer Frank Fischer, a nine-time canoe sprint world championship medalist,[3][4] in the early 1980s. Frank is the brother of 12-time Summer Olympic medalist Birgit, who competed from 1980 to 2004.[5] Frank and Sarina produced two children, Fanny (born 1986) and Falco, both canoers.[6]

Fanny won a gold medal in the women's K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing[7] and has nine world championship medals of her own with three gold, four silvers, and two bronzes.[3][8]

References

  1. ↑ Sport-Reference.com profile
  2. ↑ Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Swimming (Women)". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 996, 1000.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
  4. ↑ ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
  5. ↑ Yahoo! August 19, 2008 article on Fanny Fischer's (daughter) relationship to her aunt Birgit (sister-in-law). - accessed August 22, 2008.
  6. ↑ Fanny Fischer's (daughter) official website (English) & (German)
  7. ↑ Yahoo! August 22, 2008 women's flatwater K-4 500 m final results. - accessed August 23, 2008.
  8. ↑ 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships official website

External links

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