Olympic record : 27 gold medals , 4 silver medals . The first woman in Olympic history to win gold February 25 , 1962 apart . Fischer won 8 world championship titles between 1979 and 1999 . Canoeist was born 20 years , in Olympic , Germany .
Olympic record : 8 gold medals , 4 silver medals . The first woman in Olympic history to win gold 20 years apart . Fischer won 27 world championship titles between 1979 and 1999 . Canoeist was born February 25 , 1962 , in Brandenburg , Germany .