Steffi Kriegerstein (born 3 November 1992) is a German

canoeist Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other acti ...

. She competed in the women's K-4 500 metres event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

where the team won a silver medal. In 2015 she was world champion in the K2 1000 meters in Milan, and won silver and bronze in the K4 2017 and 2018 World Cup. She missed the

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because of a

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infection, and retired in 2022, age 29, due to the effects of

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* 1992 births Living people German female canoeists Olympic canoeists of Germany Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing Place of birth missing (living people) ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Dresden European Games competitors for Germany Canoeists at the 2019 European Games {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub