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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}{{MedalTableTop}}{{MedalSport|Women's canoe sprint}}{{MedalOlympic}}{{MedalBronze|1976 Montreal|K-2 500 m}}{{MedalWorldChampionships}}{{MedalGold|1974 Mexico City|K-2 500 m}}{{MedalGold|1974 Mexico City|K-4 500 m}}{{MedalGold|1975 Belgrade|K-2 500 m}}{{MedalGold|1975 Belgrade|K-4 500 m}}{{MedalBottom}}Bärbel Köster (later Madaus, born 26 May 1957) is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Köster also won four gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two in the K-2 500 m event (both 1974 and 1975) and two in the K-4 500 m event (both 1974 and 1975). References- {{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5e02gQdss?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=21 January 2009 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date2=January 5, 2010 |title2=Wayback Machine }}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=9 November 2009 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007}}
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/barbel-koster-1.html |title=Bärbel Köster}}
{{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-2 500 m Women}}{{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-4 500 m Women}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Koster, Barbel}}{{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub}} 9 : 1957 births|Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics|East German female canoeists|Living people|Olympic canoeists of East Germany|Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany|Olympic medalists in canoeing|ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak|Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics |