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'''Melanie Pfeifer''' (born 25 August 1986 in Frankfurt)<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference|title=Melanie Pfeifer|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pf/melanie-pfeifer-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224513/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pf/melanie-pfeifer-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2016.
She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver (K1 team: 2010) and three bronzes (K1: 2014, 2015; K1 team: 2011). She also won 7 medals at the European Championships (3 golds, 3 silvers, and 1 bronze).<ref>{{cite web|title=Melanie PFEIFER (GER)|url=https://www.canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_7824p|website=CanoeSlalom.net|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she competed in the K1 event where she finished in 7th place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/canoe-slalom-standings-cs-kayak-k1-women |title=Canoe Slalom: Kayak (K1) Women |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=2016-08-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826011421/https://www.rio2016.com/en/canoe-slalom-standings-cs-kayak-k1-women |archivedate=2016-08-26 }}</ref>
==World Cup individual podiums== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" !Season !Date !Venue !Position !Event |- | '''2009''' || align=right| 28 Jun 2009 ||align=left| Pau || bgcolor=silver|2nd || K1 |- | '''2011''' || align=right| 26 Jun 2011 ||align=left| Tacen || bgcolor=gold|1st || K1 |}
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{Cite web |url=http://www.timing-mojstrana.com/download.php?id=1071 |title=2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 K1 women's team final results. |access-date=11 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717060507/http://www.timing-mojstrana.com/download.php?id=1071 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} - accessed 11 September 2010.
==External links== * {{ICF|melanie-pfeifer}} * {{Olympics.com profile|melanie-pfeifer}} * {{DOSB profile|melanie-pfeifer}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pfeifer, Melanie}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:German female canoeists Category:Olympic canoeists for Germany Category:Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Category:Sportspeople from Frankfurt Category:21st-century German sportswomen
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