Carola Zirzow (born 15 September 1954, in Prenzlau) is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s. She won two medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal with a gold in the K-1 500 m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events.[1]
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![]() Bärbel Köster (left) and Carola Zirzow (right) while training in Montreal, 1976. | ||
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Women's canoe sprint | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1976 Montreal | K-1 500 m |
![]() | 1976 Montreal | K-2 500 m |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 1974 Mexico City | K-4 500 m |
![]() | 1975 Belgrade | K-2 500 m |
![]() | 1975 Belgrade | K-4 500 m |
Zirzow also won three gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one in the K-2 500 m event (1975) and two in the K-4 500 m (1974, 1975).
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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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