Germany's Birgit Fischer won her eighth Olympic gold medal at the age of 42 when her K4 crew beat world champions Hungary in a thrilling final today.
The German crew of Fischer, Maike Nollen, Katrin Wagner and Carolin Leonhardt finished less than a metre ahead of Hungary after coming from behind to snatch victory on the line. Ukraine finished third.
Fischer won her first Olympic gold as an 18-year-old in Moscow in 1980 and has not ruled out competing in Beijing in 2008.
Hungary, world champions since 1999, also took silver at the Sydney Games in 2000.
Filed by Mark O'Neill-Cummins
