Bärbel Köster
- September 10, 2025
- 68 years
About Bärbel Köster
Bärbel Köster, 68, German canoe sprinter, Olympic bronze medallist (1976).
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|Bärbel Köster (later Madaus; 26 May 1957 – 10 September 2025) was an East German canoe sprinter who competed in the mid to late 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Köster also won four gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two in the K-2 500 m event (both 1974 and 1975) and two in the K-4 500 m event (both 1974 and 1975).
Köster died on 10 September 2025, at the age of 68.
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