Kerstin Kielgass

Kerstin Kielgass

Kielgass in 1987
Personal information
Full name	Kerstin Kielgaß
Nationality	East Germany (until 1990) Germany
Born	(1969-12-06) 6 December 1969 East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
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

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.

Career

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.