Angelika Bahmann

Angelika Bahmann

Error creating thumbnail: Bahmann following the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Personal information
Born	(1952-04-01) 1 April 1952 Plauen, Saxony, GDR
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing East Germany Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich K-1 World Championships Gold medal – first place 1971 Meran K-1 Gold medal – first place 1971 Meran K-1 team Gold medal – first place 1977 Spittal K-1 Silver medal – second place 1975 Skopje K-1 team Silver medal – second place 1977 Spittal K-1 team Bronze medal – third place 1975 Skopje K-1

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 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

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.