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Carsta Genäuß

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Carsta Genäuß
Genäuß in 2020
Personal information
Born (1959-11-30) 30 November 1959 (age 64)
Dresden, East Germany
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubSC Einheit Dresden
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow K-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1981 Nottingham K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1981 Nottingham K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tampere K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tampere K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Mechelen K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Mechelen K-4 500 m

Carsta Genäuß (later Kühn, born 30 November 1959) is an East German canoe sprinter who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. She won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]

Genäuß-Kühn also won seven gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three in the K-2 500 m event (1981, 1983, 1985) and four in the K-4 500 m (1978, 1981, 1983, 1985).

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carsta Genäuß". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2018.