Kerstin Kielgass

Kerstin Kielgass (German spelling: Kerstin Kielgaß; born 6 December 1969) is a German former swimmer. She won to two gold medals at the World Championships and eight gold medals at the European Championships.

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Kerstin Kielgass

Kielgass in 1987

Personal information

Full name

Kerstin Kielgaß

Nationality

East Germany (until 1990)
Germany

Born

6 December 1969 (age 55)
East Berlin, East Germany

Height

1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

62 kg (137 lb)

Sport

Swimming

Strokes

Freestyle

Club

Wasserfreunde Spandau 04

Medal record

Women's swimming

Representing Germany
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	4×200 m freestyle
	1992 Barcelona	200 m freestyle
	1992 Barcelona	4×100 m freestyle
	2000 Sydney	4×200 m freestyle
World Championships
	1991 Perth	4×200 m freestyle
	1998 Perth	4×200 m freestyle
	1991 Perth	4×100 m freestyle
	1994 Rome	4×200 m freestyle
	1994 Rome	4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
	1993 Sheffield	4×100 m freestyle
	1993 Sheffield	4×200 m freestyle
	1995 Vienna	200 m freestyle
	1995 Vienna	4×100 m freestyle
	1995 Vienna	4×200 m freestyle
	1997 Seville	800 m freestyle
	1997 Seville	4×200 m freestyle
	1999 Istanbul	4×200 m freestyle
	1993 Sheffield	400 m freestyle
	1999 Istanbul	200 m freestyle
	1999 Istanbul	400 m freestyle
	1997 Seville	400 m freestyle

Kielgass won her first major title in 1985 in the East German 4×100 m relay team at the World Championships. She also won as a member of the 4×200 m relay teams in the 1991 and 1998 World Aquatics Championships. In 1995, she won at the European Championships in the 200 m freestyle and in 1997 in the 800 m freestyle.

In the 200 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Kielgass won the bronze medal. In the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics, she was a member of the team in the heats but did not take part in the final, in which Germany won the bronze medal. In the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics, she was a member of the German team who won the silver medal, and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay in the 2000 Summer Olympics, she was a member of the German team who won the bronze medal. Following the 2000 Summer Olympics, she announced her retirement from competitive swimming.

Career

References

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