Biography
Further Personal Information
PREV. NAMES
Melanie Pfeifer until end of 2017.
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Augsburg, GER
OCCUPATION
Army, Athlete, Student
OCCUPATION
COACH<BR>She has worked as a youth coach at the Kanu Schwaben Augsburg club in Germany. (melaniepfeifer.de, 18 Jun 2015)
HIGHER EDUCATION
Business - Augsburg University of Applied Sciences: Germany.
In 2013 she began studying for a master's degree in logistics at Kempten University in Germany. (melaniepfeifer.de, 18 Jun 2015; augsburger-allgemeine.de, 08 Oct 2014, 14 Dec 2013)
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
She took up the sport in 1995.
HOBBIES
Rock climbing, cross-country skiing. (Facebook page, 30 May 2016)
CLUB
Kanu Schwaben Augsburg: Germany
NAME OF COACH
Thomas Apel [national], GER; Stefan Henze [national], GER; Michael Trummer [national], GER
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
Winning bronze in K1 at the 2014 World Championships in Deep Creek, MD, United States of America. (teamkanuslalom.de, 26 Mar 2015)
HERO/IDOL
German slalom paddler Sideris Tasiadis. (teamkanuslalom.de, 26 Mar 2015)
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO
"We must never lose the fun of the sport, even if the path is rocky. Successes return after defeats." (kanu.de, 10 Jan 2013)
AWARDS AND HONORS
In July 2009 she was named Canoeist of the Month by the website Kanu Jugend [Canoe Youth]. (kanujugend.de, 31 Jul 2009)<BR><BR>She was named the 2004 Canoe Slalom Athlete of the Year by the Bavaria Canoe Federation in Germany. (kanu-bayern.de, 27 Nov 2010)
OTHER INFORMATION
"In canoe slalom you never get bored. There are dozens of different combinations of gates, which constantly provides you with new challenges. It's great fun playing with the water and being able to read it over and over again."
