Kathrin Zimmermann

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Kathrin Zimmermann

Kathrin Zimmermann in 1986
Personal information
Born	(1966-12-22) 22 December 1966 (age 59) Gera, Bezirk Gera, East Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 200 m backstroke World Championships 1986 Madrid 4×100 m medley 1986 Madrid 100 m backstroke 1986 Madrid 200 m backstroke European Championships 1983 Rome 200 m backstroke 1985 Sofia 100 m backstroke 1985 Sofia 200 m backstroke 1987 Strasbourg 200 m backstroke 1987 Strasbourg 100 m backstroke

Kathrin Zimmermann (born 22 December 1966 in Gera) is a former backstroke swimmer from East Germany who won a silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Earlier, between 1983 and 1987 she won five silver and two bronze medals at European and world championships in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events, as well as one world title in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.

Her mother Heidi Eisenschmidt competed in swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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