Hannah Stockbauer

Hannah Stockbauer (German pronunciation: [ˈhana ˈʃtɔkˌbaʊ̯ɐ] (listen); born 7 January 1982)[1] is a World Champion, Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Germany. In 2003, she was named the female World Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine, following her winning the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyles at the 2003 World Championships.

Hannah Stockbauer
Personal information
Full nameHannah Stockbauer
Nationality Germany
Born (1982-01-07) 7 January 1982
Nuremberg, West Germany
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSSG 81 Erlangen
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 4 × 200 m free relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 4 × 200 m free relay
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 400 m freestyle
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 4 × 200 m free relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Berlin 4 × 200 m free relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 800 m freestyle
Short Course Europeans
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 800 m freestyle

She swam for Germany at the:

  • Olympics: 2000, 2004
  • World Championships: 2001, 2003
  • European Championships: 1999, 2002
  • Short Course Europeans: 1998, 2002

At the 2001 World Championships, she won the 800 and 1500 frees.

At the 2003 World Championships, she was named Female Swimmer of the Meet, after she won 3 events (400, 800 and 1500 frees), setting meet records in the 800 and 1500 (8:23.66 and 16:00.18) and the German Record in the 1500.

At the 2004 Olympics, she was part of the Germany relay that won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m Free Relay.

She retired from competition in October 2005.[2]

References
  1. Stockbauer's entry from sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  2. Germany's Hannah Stockbauer, Five-Time World Champion, Retires Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Published by Swimming World Magazine on 2005-10-10; retrieved 2013-07-20.


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