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351K views · 2.7K reactions | Birgit Fischer is both the youngest and oldest Olympic female kayaking champion. She won her first gold at 18 and, after retiring twice, returned at 42 to win again at Athens 2004, 24 years after her Olympic debut. Watch her win her final gold here. @PlanetCanoe | @TeamD | Olympics | Facebook

Birgit Fischer came out of retirement to become Germany's most decorated Olympian of all time. #Persevere Planet Canoe | Team Deutschland | Olympics

After winning her seventh gold medal at Sydney 2000, Birgit Fischer was ready to retire, but by Athens 2004 her love for kayaking brought her back to competition. ❤️🚣‍♀️ At the age of 42, Fischer extended her legacy with not one but two more Olympic medals, bringing her total count to eight gold and four silver and making her Germany’s most decorated Olympian of all time. Everything rowing at #Tokyo2020: https://oly.ch/2UVUC7g | Olympics