Katrin Wagner-Augustin

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Other
SexFemale
Full nameKatrin•Wagner-Augustin
Used nameKatrin•Wagner-Augustin
Born13 October 1977 in Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg (GER)
Measurements179 cm / 70 kg
AffiliationsKC Potsdam, Potsdam (GER)
NOC Germany
Medals OG
Gold 4
Silver 1
Bronze 1
Total 6

Biography

Sprint canoeist Katrin Wagner-Augustin won four Olympic titles and participated in four Olympic Games from 2000 at Sydney until 2012 at London. She won two gold medals in 2000, and one each in 2004 and 2008. She also won a silver medal in 2012 and a bronze in 2008. Wagner-Augustin added 10 World Championship titles, along with 16 silver and two bronze medals. At the Europeans, she won 13 gold, 11 silver, and six bronze medals. She also won 49 German Championships in flatwater canoeing.

Wagner-Augustin married her teammate Lars Augustin in 2004 and together they raised two children. At the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games she was chosen to carry the German flag. She was one of the most successful sprint canoeists ever in Germany.

Wagner-Augustin was elected Sportswoman of the Year in Brandenburg in 2006 and 2008, and was awarded the 2004 BAMBI TV-prize. She was also awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. Professionally she worked as a physician assistant and was employed as a sports soldier at the German Bundeswehr. Later she studied sports at the trainer academy of Köln, and became a flatwater coach.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2000 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) GER Katrin Wagner
Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) Birgit Fischer 1 Gold
Kayak Fours, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) Germany 1 Gold
2004 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) GER Katrin Wagner
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) 4
Kayak Fours, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) Germany 1 Gold
2008 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) GER Katrin Wagner-Augustin
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) 3 Bronze
Kayak Fours, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) Germany 1 Gold
2012 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) GER Katrin Wagner-Augustin
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) 9
Kayak Fours, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) Germany 2 Silver

Other participations

Games Role NOC As
2008 Summer Olympics Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony GER Katrin Wagner-Augustin

Special Notes