Katharina Schiller
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| Nationality |
 Germany | ||||||||||||
| Born |
22 June 1984 Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, West Germany | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley | ||||||||||||
| Club | VfV Hildesheim | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Jacqueline Zenner | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Katharina Schiller (born June 22, 1984 in Hildesheim) is a German swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] Schiller won a bronze medal, as a member of the German swimming team, at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand with a final time of 3:42.68.[2] Schiller is a member of the swimming team for VfV Hildesheim, and is coached and trained by Jacqueline Zenner. She is also a graduate of mathematics and sports science at the University of Hildesheim.
Schiller qualified for two swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by finishing ahead of Sonja Schöber in the 200 m individual medley from the German Olympic trials, in a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:13.47.[3][4] On the first night of the Games, Schiller challenged seven other swimmers in the second heat of the 400 m individual medley, including former Olympic bronze medalist Georgina Bardach of Argentina. She edged out Bardach to a seventh place sprint (thirty-third overall) by a nine-second margin, with a time of 4:51.52.[5] In the 200 m individual medley, Schiller finished dead-last on the fourth heat with a time of 2:18.00. Schiller failed to qualify for the semifinals, as she placed thirtieth out of 39 swimmers in the preliminary heats.[6]
References
- ↑ "Katharina Schiller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "World University Games: First Night of Action at the World University Games Presents World-Class Performances". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "German Olympic Trials: Christian Kubusch Downs 800 Free National Record". Swimming World Magazine. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Individual Medley" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 79. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 30 November 2012.