Claudia Bär

Claudia Bär (9 April 1980 – 28 September 2015)[1] was a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2013.

Claudia Bär
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
World Championships
2003 AugsburgK1 team
2013 PragueK1 team
2006 PragueK1 team
2009 La Seu d'UrgellK1 team
2011 BratislavaK1 team
European Championships
2008 KrakówK1 team
2011 La Seu d'UrgellK1
2005 TacenK1 team
Junior World Championships
1998 LoferK1
1998 LoferK1 team
Junior European Championships
1997 Nowy SączK1 team

She won five medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (2003, 2013) and three bronzes (2006, 2009, 2011). She also won two golds and one silver at the European Championships.[2]

Bär was diagnosed with leukemia in 2013 and eventually succumbed to the illness in 2015. She dated slalom canoeist Sideris Tasiadis until her death.[3]

References

  1. Deininger, Peter (2 October 2015). "Mit den Kräften am Ende: Kanutin Claudia Bär stirbt an Leukämie". augsburger-allgemeine.de (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. "Claudia BÄR (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Frühere Kanu-Slalom-Europameisterin Claudia Bär ist tot". Welt.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2018.


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