Katharina Schiller (born June 22, 1984 in Hildesheim) is a German swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] Schiller won a bronze medal, as a member of the German swimming team, at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand with a final time of 3:42.68.[2] Schiller is a member of the swimming team for VfV Hildesheim, and is coached and trained by Jacqueline Zenner. She is also a graduate of mathematics and sports science at the University of Hildesheim.
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Born | (1984-06-22) 22 June 1984 (age 38) Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, West Germany | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||
Club | VfV Hildesheim | |||||||||||||
Coach | Jacqueline Zenner | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Schiller qualified for two swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by finishing ahead of Sonja Schöber in the 200 m individual medley from the German Olympic trials, in a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:13.47.[3][4] On the first night of the Games, Schiller challenged seven other swimmers in the second heat of the 400 m individual medley, including former Olympic bronze medalist Georgina Bardach of Argentina. She edged out Bardach to a seventh place sprint (thirty-third overall) by a nine-second margin, with a time of 4:51.52.[5] In the 200 m individual medley, Schiller finished dead-last on the fourth heat with a time of 2:18.00. Schiller failed to qualify for the semifinals, as she placed thirtieth out of 39 swimmers in the preliminary heats.[6]
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