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	CNN.com - Birgit Fischer - Jun 3, 2004
		In Seoul in 1988 Fischer was beaten into second place in the singles final, but she shrugged off the defeat to win gold in the pairs and the fours.
		Fischer briefly retired after Seoul, but by 1992 she was back in competition as part of a unified German team.
		Fischer also won 27 world championship titles between 1979 and 1999, yet in a sport that is rarely in the spotlight she remains modest about her achievements.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/06/03/olympics.fischer (463 words)

	CNN.com - Birgit Fischer - Jun 3, 2004
		In Seoul in 1988 Fischer was beaten into second place in the singles final, but she shrugged off the defeat to win gold in the pairs and the fours.
		Fischer briefly retired after Seoul, but by 1992 she was back in competition as part of a unified German team.
		Fischer also won 27 world championship titles between 1979 and 1999, yet in a sport that is rarely in the spotlight she remains modest about her achievements.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/06/03/olympics.fischer (464 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		Birgit Fischer is the only woman to win Olympic medals 20 years apart.
		In 1992, Fischer won another gold medal in singles and gained a silver in fours.
		At the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, Birgit Fischer again won the gold medal in the fours (K-4 500m) and the silver in the double (K-2 500m).
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=42705 (293 words)

	Sydney 2000
		Fischer's victory in the women's four on Saturday was her sixth gold, tying fellow Germans Reiner Klimke of equestrian and swimmer Kirstin Otto.
		Fischer's overall medals total is 10, extending the canoe-kayak record she set Saturday.
		Fischer, who competed at several Olympics under the married surname Schmidt but has since divorced, has won at least one gold medal at all five Olympics she's competed, including the last four.
	www.terra.com /sydney2000/articulo/html/syd1631.htm (178 words)

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	Birgit Fischer: Olympic Legend \| Culture & Lifestyle \| Deutsche Welle \| 03.09.2004
		Three years after she ended her career a second time, Birgit Fischer is back in the boat and racing for gold in the double and quadruple women's flatwater kayak races.
		Should Fischer win, she would equal the record as the most successful woman athlete in the history of the Olympic Games and pull level with Russian gymnast Larissa Latynina who also collected nine golds, AFP news agency reported.
		Although Fischer's plans for after the competition aren't quite as well defined as her Olympic goals, the mother of two children, Ulla, 14, and Ole, 18, has plenty of options plans to stay on the water.
	www.dw-world.de /popups/popup_printcontent/0,,1317258,00.html (586 words)

	Excite - Canoeing Photo Gallery
		Germany's eight-time kayaking gold medalist Birgit Fischer, right, and Carolin Leonhardt wave on the podium after they took the second place in the Women's K2 500 meter final to win the silver medal, during the kayak flatwater event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Schinias near Athens, Greece, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004.
		Germany's eight-time kayaking gold medalist Birgit Fischer reacts after she and Carolin Leonhardt took the second place in the Women's K2 500 meter final to take the silver medal, during the kayak flatwater event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Schinias near Athens, Greece, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004.
		Germany's eight-time kayaking gold medalist Birgit Fischer smiles after she and Carolin Leonhardt took the second place in the Women's K2 500 meter final to win the silver medal, during the kayak flatwater event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Schinias near Athens, Greece, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004.
	sports.excite.com /photo_gallery/oly_can/images1.html (297 words)

	The Hindu : Sport / Olympic Games : Fischer's phenomenal feat
		Germany's 42-year-old kayaking legend Birgit Fischer may be finding it a little harder these days, but she still had what it took to win her eighth Olympic gold medal on Friday.
		Germany's four-person kayak was slightly down halfway through the 500 metres final, but with Fischer setting the pace in front and three women half her age paddling in unison behind her, the Germans edged out in front and held on for a 0.2-second victory over Hungary, with Ukraine taking bronze.
		Fischer looked to her left after crossing the line and seemed to know immediately that her squad had won.
	www.hindu.com /2004/08/28/stories/2004082800512000.htm (734 words)

	Goethe-Institut School Projects - Project Topics - Sport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		"Birgit revitalised German women's canoeing, which had fallen into a slumber." (Capousek) The "Grandma-canoeist" set the pace in the kayak fours in Athens; she and her young teammates pushed the German boat over the line just ahead of the Hungarians.
		Birgit Fischer also stayed cool in the face of the media frenzy about her following Athens.
		Birgit Fischer would then be 46 and "taking part would violate what many people see as the unwritten laws of competitive sport".
	www.goethe.de /ins/ie/prj/scl/thm/spo/en323157.htm (989 words)

	Birgit Fischer Edged out by Schumacher
		Eight-time Olympic canoe gold medallist Birgit Fischer polled second in the sportsperson of the 20th Century voting by German Television viewers.
		Eight-time Olympic canoe gold medallist Birgit Fischer was second, and tennis champion Steffi Graf third in the poll, carried out some four years after most of the rest of the world decided their favourites.
		Schumacher, 35, has won the world championship seven times, while Fischer, 42, won her eight gold medals for both East Germany and a reunited Germany in Olympics over 24 years dating back to Moscow in 1980.
	www.canoe.org.au /?Page=6660 (264 words)

	Olympia ist, wenn Birgit Fischer siegt
		Vorn in dem schmalen Rennkajak gibt Birgit Fischer (42) den Takt vor, dahinter parieren Maike Nollen (26), Katrin Wagner (26) und Carolin Leonhardt (19) synchron.
		Und wenn sie jetzt, mit 42, immer noch zu den Spielen zurückkehrt und auch noch gewinnt, dann ist sie wieder für ein paar Wochen eine deutsche Heldin.
		Für den deutschen Fernsehzuschauer ist längst eines klar: Olympia ist, wenn Birgit Fischer paddelt.
	www.welt.de /data/2004/08/28/325080.html (527 words)

	Eighth gold for Germany's Fischer - Canoe/Kayak -
		Germany's Birgit Fischer won her eighth Olympic gold medal at the age of 42 when her K4 crew beat world champions Hungary in a thrilling final today.
		The German crew of Fischer, Maike Nollen, Katrin Wagner and Carolin Leonhardt finished less than a metre ahead of Hungary after coming from behind to snatch victory on the line.
		Fischer won her first Olympic gold as an 18-year-old in Moscow in 1980 and has not ruled out competing in Beijing in 2008.
	www.smh.com.au /olympics/articles/2004/08/27/1093518077303.html (551 words)

	Birgit Fischer (Sportlerin) - Wikipedia
		Birgit wurde als drittes von vier Kindern geboren.
		Birgit Fischer war von 1984 bis 1993 mit dem Kanurennsportler Jörg Schmidt verheiratet und hat aus dieser Ehe einen Sohn (Ole) und eine Tochter (Ulla).
		Fischer engagiert sich für die FDP und kandidierte 1999 auf Listenplatz zwei als unabhängige Kandidatin der Liberalen bei der Europawahl ohne FDP-Mitglied zu sein.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birgit_Fischer_(Sportlerin) (567 words)

	JUSOS Düsseldorf » Birgit Fischer geht zur Barmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Birgit Fischer wechselt 2007 in den Vorstand der Barmer Ersatzkasse.
		Der taz NRW ist das einen Hintergrund-Artikel und ein Interview mit Birgit Fischer wert.
		Ich hoffe jedenfalls, dass Birgit Fischer das ernst meint, was sie da gesagt hat.
	www.jusos-duesseldorf.de /blogg/?p=161 (441 words)

	OLYMPICS - CBS SportsLine.com
		Fischer looked left after crossing the line and knew immediately her squad had won.
		Fischer won her first gold at 18 in Moscow, becoming the youngest women ever to win an Olympic kayaking event.
		At the 2003 world championships, before Fischer made her comeback, the Germans were 5th with a K-4 entry paced by Maike Nollen, who moved back to the second seat this year.
	cbs.sportsline.com /olympics/story/7619306 (482 words)

	CNN.com - Fischer is thwarted in record bid - Aug 28, 2004
		ATHENS, Greece -- German canoeist Birgit Fischer's bid for a record-equaling ninth Olympic title was thwarted by Hungary in the women's K2 500 meters final.
		Fischer, 42, had to settle for a silver medal as Katalin Kovacs and Natasa Janics avenged Hungary's defeat by Germany in Friday's K4 500m final.
		Fischer, who won her eighth career gold medal on Friday, had been hoping to equal the record nine held by Russian gymnast Larissa Latynina, the most successful female Olympian of all time.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/08/28/saturday.roundup/index.html (357 words)

	Germany's Fischer wins eighth Olympic gold
		Germany's Birgit Fischer won her eighth Olympic gold medal on Friday when her K4 crew came from behind to beat world champions Hungary in a thrilling race.
		The German crew of Fischer, Maike Nollen, Katrin Wagner and Carolin Leonhardt finished less than a metre ahead of Hungary while Ukraine took the bronze medal.
		Fischer, 42, won her first Olympic gold as an 18-year-old in Moscow in 1980 and has not ruled out competing in Beijing in 2008.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2004/aug/27oly-row.htm (360 words)

	Fischer paddling for a record ninth gold and 24 years' domination - Canoe/Kayak -
		Australian kayaker Kate Barclay can't recall the first of eight Olympic gold medals won by German rival Birgit Fischer, whom she raced in the K4 500 final on Friday.
		Fischer stood atop the dais in Barcelona (K1 500) and Atlanta (K4 500), having also claimed silver in each Olympic regatta from 1988 through 1996.
		She appeared to possess both on Friday, mowing down the Hungarians over the final 50m in the K4 500 to secure an eighth Olympic gold medal.
	www.theage.com.au /olympics/articles/2004/08/27/1093518095562.html (441 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - World's greatest canoeist Birgit Fischer wins seventh gold and retires - October 01, 2000 ...
		Latest: October 01, 2000 07:22 AM SYDNEY, Oct 1 (AFP) - All-time great canoeist Birgit Fischer blew the field apart on a windswept course here Sunday to win her second gold medal in Sydney and then pulled the curtain down on her illustrious career.
		Fischer, who started her remarkable run with a gold in the kayak 500m pairs at the 1980 Games in Moscow, emphasised her command over the sport with an end-to-end domination of the same event to close the Sydney canoeing regatta.
		When she won in Moscow 20 years ago as 18-year-old Birgit Schmidt, she became the youngest winner of an olympic canoeing event in the K2 500m final.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/newswire/2000/10/01/278275092252_afp (469 words)

	Folding Racing K1 Kayak from Birgit Fischer and Nautiraid - racing kayaks, canoes and surfski
		Folding Racing K1 Kayak from Birgit Fischer and Nautiraid - racing kayaks, canoes and surfski
		Folding Racing K1 Kayak from Birgit Fischer and Nautiraid
		Birgit Fischer is a legend of kayak sport.
	race.fit2paddle.com /C1159474119/E20051123005157/index.html (280 words)

	Roundup: German Fischer grabs 8th gold - Canoe/Kayak - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Vincent Thian / AP German kayaker Birgit Fischer celebrates her eighth career gold medal Friday in the women's kayak fours 500 meter race.
		Her squad trailed Hungary by three-tenths of a second halfway through the race, but Fischer set a torrid pace at the front of the boat and the Germans won by two-tenths of a second over Hungary, with Ukraine taking bronze.
		Fischer won her first gold at 18 in Moscow, becoming the youngest woman ever to win an Olympic kayaking event.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5835751 (926 words)

	-- Birgit Fischer becomes a marine ambassador -- -- BOOT PORTAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Birgit Fischer is an eight times Olympic canoe champion and the most successful German Olympian.
		This week she added another title to her long list of achievements by being awarded the title of "Marine Ambassador 2006” at the show.
		Birgit Fischer wants to draw attention to the charity and help raise its profile, "where it counts.”
	www.boot.de /cipp/md_boot/custom/pub/content,lang,2/oid,15605/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/local_lang,2 (269 words)

	kanuFISCH // Lernen mit Birgit Fischer // Kanu-Touren & viel mehr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Diese offizielle Birgit Fischer Homepage bietet Fans und Freunden des Kanurennsportes umfassende Informationen mit ständig aktualisierten News zum einen und Berichten zu vergangenen Erfolgen zum anderen.
		Sie versucht kompetent, umfassend und zeitnah über alle Ereignisse um und mit Birgit Fischer zu berichten.
		Immer einen Paddelschlag voraus, nach dieser Devise hat sie schon seit klein auf gekämpft und wird es vielleicht auch in Beijing 2008 wieder versuchen.
	www.birgit-fischer.de (486 words)

	Birgit Fischer sueña con Pekín a sus 44 años - Marca.com
		Birgit Fischer sueña con Pekín a sus 44 años - Marca.com
		Birgit Fischer sueña con Pekín a sus 44 años
		Ni siquiera la edad puede con la veterana leyenda de la canoa y la piragua Birgit Fischer.
	www.marca.com /edicion/marca/otros_deportes/piraguismo/es/desarrollo/639402.html (230 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Olympics 2004 \| Canoeing \| Fischer claims eighth gold
		Birgit Fischer has won her eighth Olympic gold after guiding her German crew to victory in the women's K4 500m.
		Fischer and Carolin Leonhardt were beaten into second place by Hungarian duo Katalin Kovacs and Natasa Janics.
		That loss means Russian gymnast Larissa Latynina remains alone at the top all-time female Olympic gold medal winners' list.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/olympics_2004/canoeing/3605336.stm (159 words)

	Birgit Fischer
		Birgit Fischer, Project Coordinator for German Baptist Aid (Special East Europe) and Assistant for Apartment Leasing at the Service Wohnen Elstalâ (Elderly Housing) at the "Bildungzentrum Elstal" (BZE), ("Education Center Elstal") in Germany, site of the German Baptist Theological Seminary was guest speaker at the CWLS 440 Seminar on Tuesday, February 8, 2005.
		Fischer has also served as the Project Coordinator for the African Volunteers Program and as a Social Concept Tutor at Service Wohnen Elstal (Elderly Housing) and as a nurse for a home care service and as a nurse for the elderly.
		She and husband Hans have three grown children.
	www.cwlc.us /templates/cuscwlc/details.asp?id=28589&PID=226102 (149 words)

	ROUND ROBIN 7 - EQ_IN_DEUTSCH - Weather - Organized from Birgit FISCHER -
		We are a little -but growing- group of German-speaking users of EQ4 (patchwork software from The Electric Quilt Company).
		This time Birgit Fischer organized a RR about the weather.
		She did 3 groups and the rules were to use the elements she put on her basis-file.
	www.fortunecity.de /kunterbunt/sozial/319/rr7/rr7.htm (116 words)

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