Frank Fischer is an East German sprint canoer who competed from 1981 to 1986. He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-2 500 m: 1983, K-2 1000 m: 1983, K-4 500 m: 1985, 1986), three silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1981, 1986; K-4 500 m: 1982), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1981, K-4 1000 m: 1985).^[1][2]

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Frank Fischer

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
	1983 Tampere	K-2 500 m
	1983 Tampere	K-2 1000 m
	1985 Mechelen	K-4 500 m
	1986 Montreal	K-4 500 m
	1981 Nottingham	K-2 1000 m
	1982 Belgrade	K-4 500 m
	1986 Montreal	K-2 1000 m
	1981 Nottingham	K-2 500 m
	1985 Mechelen	K-4 1000 m

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Fischer's wife, Sarina, won a gold medal in women's swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay (anchor leg) and competed in the qualifying round of the 4 x 100 m medley relay.^[3][4] His daughter, Fanny, won the gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing along with nine ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals of her own.^[1][3][5] His sister, Birgit Fischer, won twelve medals in canoeing at the Summer Olympics between 1980 and 2004.^[3] Fischer's son, Falco, is also a canoer.