East German canoeist

Angelika Bahmann (born 1 April 1952 in Plauen) is a former East German slalom canoeist and trainer who competed in the 1970s. She won a gold medal in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Bahmann also won six medals in the at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K-1: 1971, 1977; K-1 team: 1971), two silvers (K-1 team: 1975, 1977) and a bronze (K-1: 1975).

Bahmann's son, Christian, competed in slalom canoeing for Germany in the late 1990s and 2000s.

Awards and honours

• 1971 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
• 1972 Patriotic Order of Merit in silver

References

• 42–83 from Medal Winners ICF updated 2007.pdf?MenuID=Results/1107/0,Medal_winners_since_1936/1510/0 ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of fla*er (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et:al. "Angelika Bahmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

External links

• Angelika Bahmann at Olympics.com
• Angelika Bahmann at Olympedia