Sarina Hülsenbeck
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Representing  East Germany
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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.
Fanny won a gold medal in the women's K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing[6] and has nine world championship medals of her own with three gold, four silvers, and two bronzes.[3][7]
References
- ↑ Sport-Reference.com profile
- ↑ Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Swimming (Women)". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 996, 1000.
- 1 2 ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ↑ ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- ↑ Yahoo! August 19, 2008 article on Fanny Fischer's (daughter) relationship to her aunt Birgit (sister-in-law). - accessed August 22, 2008.
- ↑ Yahoo! August 22, 2008 women's flatwater K-4 500 m final results. - accessed August 23, 2008.
- ↑ 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships official website
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