Roswitha Esser

Roswitha Esser (born January 18, 1941 in Bad Godesberg ) is a former German canoeist .

successes

• Gold medalist at the 1964 Olympic Games (time: 1: 56.95) and the 1968 Olympic Games (time: 1: 56.44) in a two- person kayak over 500 m together with Annemarie Zimmermann
• In 1963 with Annemarie Zimmermann and in 1970 with Renate Breuer she won gold at the world championships
• German champion in two-person kayaks over 500 m with Annemarie Zimmermann in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, as well as with Irene Rozema in 1965, with Erika Rekitt in 1966 and Roswitha Spohr in 1972, as well as in one- person kayak in 1965, 1966 and 1967
• European champion in 1963 and bronze in 1969 with Annemarie Zimmermann in a two-person kayak, plus silver in 1969 in a four-person kayak with Annemarie Zimmermann, Renate Breuer and Erika Felten and bronze in 1965 with Erika Felten, Irene Rozema and Renate Breuer
• Silver at the 1966 World Championships in a four-person kayak with Sigrid Kummer , Irene Rozema and Renate Breuer

Awards

• Sportswoman of the year 1964 together with Annemarie Zimmermann
• Second in the choice of the athlete of the century in 1999, elected by the Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung together with Annemarie Zimmermann
• On December 11, 1964, she received the Silver Bay Leaf.

Web links

• Roswitha Esser in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sports report of the Federal Government of September 29, 1973 to the Bundestag - Printed matter 7/1040 - page 62