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Cornelia Hanisch

Cornelia Hanisch is a retired German fencer. She won a gold medal in the team foil and a silver in the individual foil at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Between 1977 and 1985, she won ten medals in the foil at world championships, including four gold medals.

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Cornelia Hanisch
Personal information
Born (1952-06-12) 12 June 1952
Frankfurt, West Germany
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
ClubFC Offenbach
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team foil
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Individual foil
World Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Melbourne Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 1981 Clermont-Ferrand Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 1985 Barcelona Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 1985 Barcelona Team foil
Silver medal – second place 1977 Buenos Aires Team foil
Silver medal – second place 1981 Clermont-Ferrand Team foil
Silver medal – second place 1983 Vienna Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Hamburg Individual foil
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Melbourne Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Rome Team foil
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1977 Sofia Individual foil
Silver medal – second place 1979 Mexico City Individual foil
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Mexico City Team foil

Cornelia Hanisch (German pronunciation: [kɔʁˈneːli̯a ˈhaːnɪʃ] ⓘ; born 12 June 1952) is a retired German fencer. She won a gold medal in the team foil and a silver in the individual foil at the 1984 Summer Olympics.1 Between 1977 and 1985, she won ten medals in the foil at world championships, including four gold medals.23

In 1980, she received Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.4

References

References

  1. "Cornelia Hanisch Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  2. Berndt Barth; Emil Beck (2007). The Complete Guide to Fencing. Meyer & Meyer Verlag. pp. 342–348. ISBN 978-1-84126-191-1.
  3. Fechten - Weltmeisterschaften (Damen - Florett). sport-komplett.de
  4. Abendblatt Archiv
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