Cornelia Hanisch
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Cornelia•Hanisch |
| Used name | Cornelia•Hanisch |
| Born | 12 June 1952 in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen (GER) |
| Measurements | 163 cm / 54 kg |
| Affiliations | FC Offenbach, Offenbach am Main (GER) |
| NOC |  West Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Cornelia Hanisch was a very successful West German foil fencer who became World Champion in 1979, 1981, and 1985. She won in total four golds, three silvers, and three bronzes at the World Championships. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games she won the individual silver and a team gold. Eight years earlier at Montréal Hanisch came in fifth individually and fourth with the team. She received the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award, and was elected Sportswoman of the Year in 1985. In 2016, she was inducted into the German Sports Hall of Fame.
Domestically, Hanisch was West German champion in 1976, 1978-80, and 1982. She worked as a trade school teacher, teaching German, economics, and mathematics at Offenbach. She was also a member of the NOC of Germany.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRG |
Cornelia Hanisch | |||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | West Germany | 4 | ||||
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRG |
Cornelia Hanisch | |||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | West Germany | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–2–1 1977 Sofia FEN silver: foil; 1979 Ciudad de México FEN silver: foil, bronze: foil team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (4–3–3 1977 Buenos Aires silver: foil team; 1978 Hamburg bronze: foil; 1979 Melbourne gold: foil, bronze: foil team; 1981 Clermont-Ferrand gold: foil, silver: foil team; 1982 Roma bronze: foil team; 1983 Wien silver: foil team; 1985 Barcelona gold: foil and foil team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Elected German Athlete of the Year (1985)