Gisela Grothaus

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Gisela Grothaus (born February 20, 1955 in Berlin ) is a former German canoeist . She was runner-up in the Olympic canoe slalom in 1972 .

The canoeist from Wiking Berlin , who competed in the shallow water for the canoe club Charlottenburg, was German youth champion in canoe slalom in 1970. In preparation for the 1972 Olympic Games , she switched to Kanu Schwaben Augsburg (the canoeing department of TSV Schwaben Augsburg ) and trained on the Augsburg Ice Canal , on which the 1972 Olympic canoe slalom competitions were held for the first time. Ulrike Deppe , Gisela Grothaus and Magdalena Wunderlich competed for the Federal Republic . While Deppe was only seventh, Grothaus with silver and Wunderlich with bronze provided two German medals behind Angelika Bahmann from the GDR.

For this she was awarded the silver bay leaf on September 11, 1972.

Grothaus, who was German champion in canoe slalom in 1973 and 1975, celebrated her greatest successes in white water canoeing. In 1973, 1975 and 1977 she was world champion in the individual competition, in 1979, 1981 and 1983 she took second place. In the team competition she won the title in 1973, 1977, 1981 and 1983, in 1979 the German canoeists won silver behind the Americans. From 1973 to 1982 Grothaus won eight titles at German championships on the wild water.

literature

  • National Olympic Committee for Germany: Munich. Kiel. 1972. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1972

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sports report of the Federal Government of September 29, 1973 to the Bundestag - Printed matter 7/1040 - page 63.

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personal data
SURNAME Grothaus, Gisela
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German canoeist
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin