Katrin Meissner

For the climate scientist, see Katrin Meissner (scientist).

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.^[1]

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 51) 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

Meissner is one of the few East German swimmers to also swim for Germany after reunification. She represented Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Meissner retired in 2004 after not being selected for the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[2]

See also

• List of German records in swimming

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katrin Meißner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
2. "Katrin MEISSNER". Olympics.com (in German). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

External links

• Katrin Meissner at World Aquatics
• Katrin Meissner at Swimrankings.net
• Katrin Meissner at Olympedia
• Katrin Meissner at Olympics.com
• Katrin Meissner at Olympic.org (archived)
• Katrin Meissner at databaseOlympics^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Katrin Meissner studies English at Embassy CES". Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2007.