Conny Waßmuth (also spelled Wassmuth; born 4 April 1983 in

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) is a German

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who has competed since 2005. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. Waßmuth also won eight medals at the

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with five golds (K-1 4 x 200 m:

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; K-4 200 m:

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, 2009; K-4 500 m:

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, 2007) and two silvers (K-4 200 m and K-4 500 m: both 2006). In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for

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, more specifically, Women's K-4 500m with Verena Hantl, Franziska Weber, and Tina Dietze. She earned a silver medal. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's K-1 200 metres event. She was eliminated in the semifinals.

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* * * * * * 1983 births Living people Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics German female canoeists Olympic canoeists of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics European Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2015 European Games European Games silver medalists for Germany Canoeists at the 2019 European Games {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub