Steffi Kriegerstein

Steffi Kriegerstein (born 3 November 1992) is a German canoeist. She competed in the women's K-4 500 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where the team won a silver medal.[1][2][3]

Steffi Kriegerstein
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992
Dresden, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubKanu Club Dresden
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-4 500 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 RačiceK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 500 m

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.[4]

She missed the 2020 Summer Olympics because of a COVID-19 infection, and retired in 2022, age 29, due to the effects of Long COVID.[4]

References
  1. "Steffi Kriegerstein". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. "2016 Summer Olympics Bio-Steffi Kriegerstein – ESPN". ESPN. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. "Tom Liebscher und Steffi Kriegerstein buchen dast Olympia-Ticket". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. "Kanu: Steffi Kriegerstein muss ihre Karriere wegen Long Covid beenden". Der Spiegel (in German). 17 August 2022. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 19 August 2022.


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