Sara Harstick (born 8 September 1981 in Hildesheim, Niedersachsen[1]) is a former German freestyle swimmer, who won bronze medals in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
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Full name | Sara Harstick | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, West Germany | 8 September 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Also in 2004 in Athens, she swam in her only individual Olympic race, finishing sixth in the fifth heat of the 200 m freestyle, one spot short of advancing to the semifinals.[3] A few months before the 2008 Summer Olympics, Harstick ended her swimming career after the firing of her coach, Rainer Tylinski.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sara Harstick Biography and Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Sara HARSTICK – Olympic Swimming | Germany". International Olympic Committee. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Athen Olympics- Washington Post (200 m freestyle results)". Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Sara Harstick beendet Karriere". Rheinische Post (in German). 14 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2010.