Carsta Genäuß

Carsta Genäuß

Genäuß in 2020
Personal information
Born	(1959-11-30) 30 November 1959 (age 65) Dresden, East Germany
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	SC Einheit Dresden
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Olympic Games 1980 Moscow K-2 500 m World Championships 1978 Belgrade K-4 500 m 1981 Nottingham K-2 500 m 1981 Nottingham K-4 500 m 1983 Tampere K-2 500 m 1983 Tampere K-4 500 m 1985 Mechelen K-2 500 m 1985 Mechelen K-4 500 m

Carsta Genäuß (later Kühn, born 30 November 1959) is an East German canoe sprinter who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. She won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.^[1]

Genäuß-Kühn also won seven gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three in the K-2 500 m event (1981, 1983, 1985) and four in the K-4 500 m (1978, 1981, 1983, 1985).

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carsta Genäuß". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2018.

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)