Birgit Fischer is a German former kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich and Isabell Werth, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East Germany, then four times representing the reunited nation. After both the 1988 and 2000 games, she announced her retirement, only to return for the subsequent games. She has been both the youngest- and oldest-ever Olympic canoeing champion. In 2004, she was chosen as the German sportswoman of the year.
Austria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 92 competitors, 55 men and 37 women, took part in 68 events in 17 sports.
Claudia Kristofics-Binder is an Austrian former figure skater. She is a two-time World bronze medalist and the 1982 European champion. She represented Austria at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics. She was coached by Carlo Fassi.
Liubov Viktorovna Charkashyna is a retired Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around bronze medalist, and the 2011 European ball and clubs champion.
Birgit Treiber is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic. She won one gold and two silver medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics. It was later proven she was extensively involved in an illegal doping program that greatly improved her swimming abilities.
Birgit Lorenz is a former East German pair skater who competed with Knut Schubert. They won the gold medal at the East German Figure Skating Championships in 1981 and 1985, and captured the silver medal in four additional years. The couple won the bronze at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1983 and 1984 and finished fifth at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. They also finished a career-best sixth place at the 1984 World Figure Skating Championships.
Birgit Schütz is a German rower.
Birgit Hagen is a German former field hockey player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Birgit Hahn is a German former field hockey player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. She is the aunt of Lisa Hahn who also played Olympic hockey for Germany.
Birgit Beyer is a German former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Birgit Koschischek is an Austrian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. She is a two-time Olympian, a four-time Austrian long and short course record holder, and a member of Schwechat Swimming Club in Schwechat, under her personal coach Adam Thoroczkay.
Birgit Ente is a Dutch judoka who competes in the women's 48 kg category. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the second round.
Birgit Michels is a German badminton player. She competed for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles. In 2008, she competed with Kristof Hopp, and in 2012 she competed with Michael Fuchs, reaching the quarter-finals.
Birgit Platzer is an Austrian luger.
Laurence Baldauff is a Luxembourgish recurve archer who represented Austria at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Birgit Christensen was a female Danish football midfielder. She was part of the Denmark women's national football team.
Nina Taborsky is an Austrian rhythmic gymnast.
Elisabeth Bergmann (-Korentschnig) is an Austrian rhythmic gymnast.
Birgit Wagner is a German handball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Birgit Engl is an Austrian handball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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