Roswitha Esser (German pronunciation: [ʁɔsˈviːtaː ˈɛsɐ] (listen); born 18 January 1941 in Bad Godesberg) is a West German sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-2 500 m event (1964, 1968).
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Women's canoe sprint | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1964 Tokyo | K-2 500 m |
![]() | 1968 Mexico City | K-2 500 m |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 1963 Jajce | K-2 500 m |
![]() | 1970 Copenhagen | K-2 500 m |
![]() | 1963 Jacje | K-4 500 m |
![]() | 1966 East Berlin | K-1 500 m |
![]() | 1966 East Berlin | K-4 500 m |
![]() | 1971 Belgrade | K-4 500 m |
![]() | 1970 Copenhagen | K-4 500 m |
Esser also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 500 m: 1963, 1970), four silvers (K-1 500 m: 1966, K-4 500 m: 1963, 1966, 1971), and a bronze (K-4 500 m: 1970).
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World Champions in Women's Canoe Sprint K-2 500 m | |
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National libraries |
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