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Franziska van Almsick
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Personal information
Nationality  Germany
Born (1978-04-05) 5 April 1978 (age 46)
East Berlin, East Germany
Height 1.81 m
Weight 66 kg
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club SG Neukölln
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 4 6
World Championships (LC) 2 2 2
European Championships (LC) 18 3 0
European Championships (SC) 4 1 0
Total 24 10 8
Olympic Games
Silver 1992 Barcelona 200 m freestyle
Silver 1992 Barcelona 4 × 100 m medley
Silver 1996 Atlanta 200 m freestyle
Silver 1996 Atlanta 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze 1992 Barcelona 100 m freestyle
Bronze 1992 Barcelona 4 × 100 m freestyle
Bronze 1996 Atlanta 4 × 100 m freestyle
Bronze 2000 Sydney 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze 2004 Athens 4 × 100 m medley
Bronze 2004 Athens 4 × 200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold 1994 Rome 200 m freestyle
Gold 1998 Perth 4 × 200 m freestyle
Silver 1994 Rome 4 × 200 m freestyle
Silver 1998 Perth 4 × 100 m freestyle
Bronze 1994 Rome 100 m freestyle
Bronze 1994 Rome 4 × 100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold 1993 Sheffield 50 m freestyle
Gold 1993 Sheffield 100 m freestyle
Gold 1993 Sheffield 200 m freestyle
Gold 1993 Sheffield 4 × 100 m freestyle
Gold 1993 Sheffield 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold 1993 Sheffield 4 × 100 m medley
Gold 1995 Vienna 100 m freestyle
Gold 1995 Vienna 400 m freestyle
Gold 1995 Vienna 4 × 100 m freestyle
Gold 1995 Vienna 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold 1995 Vienna 4 × 100 m medley
Gold 1999 Istanbul 4 × 100 m freestyle
Gold 1999 Istanbul 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold 2002 Berlin 100 m freestyle
Gold 2002 Berlin 200 m freestyle
Gold 2002 Berlin 4 × 100 m freestyle
Gold 2002 Berlin 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold 2002 Berlin 4 × 100 m medley
Silver 1993 Sheffield 100 m butterfly
Silver 1995 Vienna 50 m freestyle
Silver 1999 Istanbul 4 × 100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold 1992 Espoo 50 m freestyle
Gold 1992 Espoo 4 × 50 m freestyle
Gold 1992 Espoo 4 × 50 m medley
Gold 1998 Sheffield 4 × 50 m medley
Silver 1998 Sheffield 200 m freestyle

Franziska van Almsick (German pronunciation: [fʁanˈt͡sɪska fan ˈalmsɪk]; born 5 April 1978) is a German former swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged 14.

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0730-002, Jörg Hoffmann und Franziska van Almsick mit Medaillen
Jörg Hoffmann and van Almsick (11 years old) at the Children's and Youth Spartakiad in July 1989

Her career began at the SC Dynamo Berlin. She has the distinction of having the most career Olympic medals, ten, without ever winning a gold medal. She ended her career at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004.

In 1993, she was named by Swimming World magazine as the Female World Swimmer of the Year.

She has two sons, born in 2006 and 2013. The family's residence is Heidelberg.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Franziska van Almsick para niños

  • List of German records in swimming
  • List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
  • List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
  • World record progression 50 metres freestyle
  • World record progression 100 metres freestyle
  • World record progression 200 metres freestyle
  • Sport in Berlin
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