Renate Fischer (cross-country skier)

Renate Fischer
nation	German Democratic Republic
birthday	July 1, 1943
place of birth	Chemnitz
size	164 cm
Weight	56 kg
Career
society	SC tractor Oberwiesenthal
status	resigned
Medal table
World Cup medals 0 × 1 × 0 × GDR championships 6 × 8 × 0 ×
Nordic World Ski Championships silver 1970 Vysoké Tatry 3 × 5 km GDR championship silver 1962 3 × 5 km silver 1963 3 × 5 km silver 1964 3 × 5 km silver 1966 5 km gold 1966 3 × 5 km gold 1967 3 × 5 km gold 1968 3 × 5 km gold 1969 5 km gold 1969 3 × 5 km gold 1970 5 km silver 1970 10 km silver 1970 3 × 5 km silver 1971 5 km silver 1971 3 × 5 km

Renate Fischer (born Renate Köhler in Chemnitz on July 1, 1943 ) is a former German cross-country skier .

It started for the SC Tractor Oberwiesenthal and internationally for the GDR . Fischer took part in the Olympic Games in Grenoble in 1968 (still as Renate Köhler) and in Sapporo in 1972 . At the 1970 World Cup in Strebske Pleso, she won the silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay together with Gabriele Haupt and Anna Unger . That was the first medal in Nordic skiing among women for the GDR. At the 1968 Olympics she finished 14th over 5 km, 16th over 10 km and 6th with the relay. 4 years later in Sapporo she reached 14th place over 5 km, 9th over 10 km and 5th place with the relay.

At GDR championships, she won four gold medals with the relay and two individual titles over 5 km.

Web links

• Renate Fischer in the Olympedia.org database (English)