Zita-Eva Funkenhauser (born 1 July 1966) is a retired, Romanian-born German

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fencer. In 1984 and 1988 she won two team gold and bronze medal at the Olympics competing for West Germany and a silver competing for Germany. Funkenhauser is married to

Matthias Behr Matthias Behr (born 1 April 1955 in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg) is a former German foil fencer. He won a gold medal and three silvers at three Olympic Games. Biography Matthias Behr attended the Kaufmännische Schule Tauberbischofs ...

, a 1976 Olympic champion in the foil. Her family belongs to the magyars (father:

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mother: Éva)https://www.buletindecarei.ro/2014/08/campioana-la-floreta-zita-funkenhauser-se-afla-la-satu-mare.html and the

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* 1966 births Living people German female fencers German foil fencers Olympic fencers for West Germany Olympic fencers for Germany Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Satu Mare Romanian people of German descent Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-fencing-bio-stub