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Fanny Fischer

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Fanny Fischer (born 7 September 1986 in Potsdam) is a German canoe sprinter who has been competing since 1996 and on the senior circuit since 2006. She won a gold in the women's K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and finished fourth in the K-2 500 m event at those same games. At the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Fischer has won nine medals with three golds (K-1 4 × 200 m: 2009, K-2 200 m: 2007, K-2 500 m: 2007), four silvers (K-2 200 m: 2006, 2009; K-2 500 m: 2009), K-4 500 m: 2010, and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2005, 2006). Fischer served as the main pundit for publicly owned television channel Das Erste during their coverage of the canoeing events at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Fanny Fischer is the 5,902nd most popular athlete (down from 5,568th in 2024), the 7,243rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 7,065th in 2019) and the 598th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fanny Fischer ranks 5,902 out of 6,025Before her are Keshorn Walcott, Émilie Fer, Stefan Pfannmöller, Lyudmila Litvinova, Mauro Sarmiento, and Julian Reus. After her are Anne Cibis, Yuto Horigome, Radoslav Židek, Lisa Ryzih, Minna Nieminen, and Anamari Velenšek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Fanny Fischer ranks 1,301Before her are Naoki Hatta, Tessa Ferrer, Johannes van den Bergh, Natasha Thomas, Yohei Sakai, and Laurent Pichon. After her are Ante Rukavina, Anton Ponkrashov, Azzedine Lagab, Kristen Dalton, Sebastián Crismanich, and Ashley Fink.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Fanny Fischer ranks 7,246 out of 7,253Before her are Gabriel Vidović (2003), Johannes van den Bergh (1986), Marco Koch (1990), Stefan Pfannmöller (1980), Julian Reus (1988), and Marco Wittmann (1989). After her are Anne Cibis (1985), Jamie-Lee Kriewitz (1998), Michael Graziadei (1979), Nicola Thost (1981), Marco Terrazzino (1991), and Christian Clemens (1991).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Fanny Fischer ranks 598Before her are Kimberly Williams (null), Daniel Deusser (1981), Christian Reitz (1987), Lutz Altepost (1981), Stefan Pfannmöller (1980), and Julian Reus (1988). After her are Anne Cibis (1985), Nicola Thost (1981), Petra Lammert (1984), Daniel Jasinski (1989), Monika Karsch (1982), and Christian Reif (1984).