Carola Zirzow (born 15 September 1954, in

Prenzlau Prenzlau (; ) is a town in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany, the administrative seat of Uckermark District. It is also the centre of the historic Uckermark region. Geography The town is located on the Ucker river, about north of Berlin. ...

) is an

East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...

sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s. She won two medals at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

with a gold in the K-1 500 m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events. Zirzow also won three gold medals at the

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two top-tier Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). They ...

with one in the K-2 500 m event (

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

) and two in the K-4 500 m (

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

, 1975).

References

* * * 1954 births Living people Sportspeople from Prenzlau Canoeists from Brandenburg Sportspeople from Bezirk Neubrandenburg East German female canoeists Olympic canoeists for East Germany Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub