Saskia Wummelsdorf

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Saskia Wummelsdorf
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Full nameSaskia Wummelsdorf Fischer
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1980-05-02) 2 May 1980 (age 42)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Deaflympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Copenhagen 1997 singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Copenhagen 1997 doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Melbourne 2005 team

Saskia Wummelsdorf Fischer (born 2 May 1980) is a German female badminton player. She has competed in the 1997, 2005, 2009 and 2013 Summer Deaflympics. [1] [2]

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Wummelsdorf has won 3 medals in her Deaflympic career including a gold medal.

See also

Badminton at the Deaflympics

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References

  1. "Saskia Fischer badminton". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  2. Hamer, Bernd (February 2009). Bergisches Olympiabuch Teil 1: Solingen und Remscheid: Die Teilnehmer der Olympischen Spiele, Paralympics und Deaflympics (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN   9783837054248.