Josefa KOSTER

Josefa Köster first came to prominence as a sprint canoeist in 1938 when she won the silver medal at the World Championships with Elsbeth Kropp in the K2 over 600 metres, with whom she also won the German title in 1941. Köster also finished fifth in the K1 at the 1928 Worlds. She won the German K1 titles 1938-41, and the equivalent West German ones in 1947 and 1951. At the 1952 Helsinki Olympics she finished eighth in the K1 over 500 metres.