Melanie Pfeifer (born 25 August 1986 in

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) is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2016. She won four medals at the

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with a silver (K1 team:

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) and three bronzes (K1:

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; K1 team:

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). She also won 7 medals at the

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(3 golds, 3 silvers, and 1 bronze). At the

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, she competed in the K1 event where she finished in 7th place.

World Cup individual podiums

References

* - accessed 11 September 2010.

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* * * 1986 births Living people German female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Germany Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Sportspeople from Frankfurt 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub