German flatwater canoeist Manuela Mucke won two gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta and the 2000 Sydney Olympics with the kayak fours. She was also very successful at World Championships, winning four gold medals, eight silver medals and one bronze. At European Championships she added two medals of each colour.
Domestically, she won 37 national titles. Mucke retired in 2004 when she was not selected for the Athens Games. She was a trained hotel clerk by profession and became a clerk for a real estate and housing management company. Mucke also later participated in dragon boat competitions. She was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award.