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Anita Kobuß (born 13 February 1944) is an
East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...
sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...
who competed in the late 1960s. She won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event and bronze medals in the K-1 500 m and K-4 500 m events at the
1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in the East Berlin suburb of Grünau in East Germany. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. From 19 to 21 August, competitors used the regatta course o ...
in
East Berlin East Berlin (; ) was the partially recognised capital city, capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990. From 1945, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet occupation sector of Berlin. The American, British, and French se ...
. Kobuß finished fifth in the K-2 500 m event at the
1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...
in
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* * 1944 births Living people East German female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Olympic canoeists for East Germany Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics People from Mittweida Canoeists from Saxony {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub