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]
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 1955 Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoeing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | TSV Schwaben Augsburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won also three world championships in wildwater canoeing at senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships.[3]
The question about surname
editGisela 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]
References
edit- ^ "Gisela Grothaus-Steigerwald - Germany". iwhof.org. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Gisela Grothaus". sports-reference. 22 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "World and European Championships Results from 1959 to 2019". canoeresults.eu. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "K1W Case Studies - USA Wildwater" (PDF). usawildwater.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Wildwater Canoeing World Championships". canoeicf.com. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
External links
edit- Gisela Grothaus at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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