Bärbel Körner is a
West German
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retired
slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s and the 1970s.
She won five medals at the
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
with a gold (K-1 team:
1969
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), a silver (K-1 team:
1971 *
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) and three bronzes (K-1:
1965
Events January–February
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* January 20
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; K-1 team: 1965,
1967
Events January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
).
References
ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
West German female canoeists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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