Bärbel Köster (later Madaus, born 26 May 1957) is an East German sprint canoer 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.
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![]() Bärbel Köster (left) and Carola Zirzow (right) while training in Montreal, 1976. | ||
Medal record | ||
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Women's canoe sprint | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1976 Montreal | K-2 500 m |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 1974 Mexico City | K-2 500 m |
![]() | 1974 Mexico City | K-4 500 m |
![]() | 1975 Belgrade | K-2 500 m |
![]() | 1975 Belgrade | K-4 500 m |
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).
World Champions in Women's Canoe Sprint K-2 500 m | |
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World Champions in Women's Canoe Sprint K-4 500 m | |
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