Oliver Fix
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Oliver•Fix |
| Used name | Oliver•Fix |
| Born | 21 June 1973 in Augsburg, Bayern (GER) |
| Measurements | 179 cm / 72 kg |
| Affiliations | TSV Schwaben Augsburg, Augsburg (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Oliver Fix was a German whitewater canoeist who won the gold medal in the kayak singles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics as the reigning world champion. He was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. Fix later married Gilda Montenegro from Costa Rica.
After the 1996 Games, Fix and his wife went on a two-year world tour. In 1998 he became a club coach in Washington, USA, and in 2001 was appointed the British National Team Coach. Later he ran a sports events agency in Hawai’i.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) | GER |
Oliver Fix | |||
| Kayak Singles, Slalom, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold |
Olympic family relations
- Husband of Gilda Montenegro
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Slalom World Championships (2–0–0 1995 Nottingham gold: K1 and K1 team)