Fanny Fischer

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.

Fanny Fischer

Fanny Fischer in 2007.
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingK-4 500 m
World Championships
2007 DuisburgK-2 200 m
2007 DuisburgK-2 500 m
2009 DartmouthK-1 4 x 200 m
2006 SzegedK-2 200 m
2009 DartmouthK-2 200 m
2009 DartmouthK-2 500 m
2010 PoznańK-4 500 m
2005 ZagrebK-2 500 m
2006 SzegedK-2 500 m

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.

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