Sabina Schulze

Sabina Schulze (born 19 March 1972) is a retired German swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships,[3] setting a new world record. Two years later she won a gold medal in the same event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1][4]

Sabina Schulze
Personal information
Born (1972-03-19) 19 March 1972
Leipzig, East Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSC DHfK, Leipzig,[1]
SC Empor Rostock[2]
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle

Schulze was born in a family of track and field athletes. Her father Jens Schulze and mother Karin Rüger competed in high jump, and the mother took part in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.[1] Her brother Thomas specialized in shot put, but Sabina and another brother Michael went into swimming.[5] After marriage she changed her last name to Kessler.[1]

References

  1. Sabina Schulze. sports-reference.com
  2. Schwimmen – DDR – Meisterschaften Damen – Teil 1. sport-komplett.de
  3. Jean-Louis Meuret (2007), HistoFINA Volume IV – Tome IV. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
  4. She competed in the qualifying round, but not in the final
  5. Sabina Schulze. munzinger.de


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