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Martina Bischof

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Martina Bischof
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow K-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1978 Belgrade K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1979 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1977 Sofia K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1979 Duisburg K-2 500 m

Martina Bischof (née Fischer, born 23 November 1957 in Berlin) is an East German canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Bischof's husband, Frank-Peter, won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

She also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 500 m: 1977, 1978; K-4 500 m: 1979) and two silvers (K-2 500 m: 1979, K-4 500 m: 1977).

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