Zita-Eva Funkenhauser

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Zita-Eva Funkenhauser
Personal information
Born (1966-07-01) 1 July 1966 (age 58)
Satu Mare, Romania
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Club FC Tauberbischofsheim
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Foil, team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Foil, team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Foil, individual
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Foil, team

Zita-Eva Funkenhauser (born 1 July 1966) is a retired, Romanian-born German foil fencer. In 1984 and 1988 she won two team gold and bronze medal at the Olympics competing for West Germany and a silver competing for Germany. [1]

Funkenhauser is married to Matthias Behr, a 1976 Olympic champion in the foil. [2] Her family belongs to the magyars (father: László mother: Éva) [3] and the Satu Mare Swabians. [4]

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References

  1. "Olympics Statistics: Zita-Eva Funkenhauser". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. "Zita-Eva Funkenhauser Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. https://www.buletindecarei.ro/2014/08/campioana-la-floreta-zita-funkenhauser-se-afla-la-satu-mare.html
  4. "Die Liebe ist das Wichtigste". fnweb. Retrieved 25 December 2014.