Bärbel Köster (later Madaus, born 26 May 1957) is an

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sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the

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. Köster also won four gold medals at the

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with two in the K-2 500 m event (both

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and

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) and two in the K-4 500 m event (both 1974 and 1975).

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* * * 1957 births Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics East German female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics