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Catherine Plewinski

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Catherine Plewinski
Personal information
Born12 July 1968 (1968-07-12) (age 56)
Courrières, Pas-de-Calais
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 100 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1991 Perth 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Perth 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth 100 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Strasbourg 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 100 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Narbonne 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1993 Narbonne 100 m butterfly

Catherine Plewinski (born 12 July 1968 in Courrières, Pas-de-Calais) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France, who won two bronze medals at the Summer Olympics. She first did so in Seoul at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 m freestyle. Four years later she captured the bronze in the 100 m butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

At the 1989 European Aquatics Championships she was the only female swimmer not from East Germany to win gold medals, she won the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter butterfly.

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