Katrin Meissner (German: Katrin Meißner, born 17 January 1973) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won three medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The fifteen-year-old triumphed with the GDR women's relay team in the 4×100 m medley and in the 4×100 m freestyle, and finished third in the 50 m freestyle.

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Katrin Meissner

Meissner in 1988
Personal information
Full name	Katrin Meissner
Nationality	East Germany (until 1990)  Germany
Born	(1973-01-17) 17 January 1973 (age 49) East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
Medal record Women's swimming Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 1 World Championships (LC) 1 4 1 World Championships (SC) 0 3 0 European Championships (LC) 8 4 1 European Championships (SC) 3 4 1 Total 13 14 5 Olympic Games Representing  East Germany 1988 Seoul 4×100 m medley 1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle 1988 Seoul 50 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Representing  Germany 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle 1991 Perth 4×100 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4×100 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle 1994 Rome 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Representing  Germany 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m freestyle 2000 Athens 4×100 m freestyle 2000 Athens 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) Representing  East Germany 1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m freestyle 1989 Bonn 100 m freestyle 1989 Bonn 4×100 m freestyle 1989 Bonn 4×100 m medley 1987 Strasbourg 50 m freestyle 1989 Bonn 50 m freestyle Representing  Germany 1997 Seville 4×100 m freestyle 1997 Seville 4×100 m medley 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle 1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle 1991 Athens 4×100 m medley 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m medley European Championships (SC) Representing  Germany 1996 Rostock 4×50 m freestyle 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m freestyle 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m medley 1998 Sheffield 50 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m medley 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m medley 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m freestyle

See also

• List of German records in swimming

External links

• "Katrin Meissner studies English at Embassy CES". Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
• Katrin Meissner at databaseOlympics^{[permanent dead link]}
• Katrin Meissner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Katrin Meissner at the International Olympic Committee

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