Katrin Meißner
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Katrin•Meißner |
| Used name | Katrin•Meißner |
| Born | 17 January 1973 in Ost-Berlin (East Berlin), Berlin (GER) |
| Measurements | 187 cm / 80 kg |
| Affiliations | SC Dynamo Berlin, Ost-Berlin (GER) / Wasserfreunde Spandau 04, Berlin (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Katrin Meißner was one of the few East German female swimmers that also swam for the reunified German team, mostly in the relays, after the wall broke down. In 1988 she started for East Germany and in 2000 for the reunified German team at the Olympic Games. Her international career started with the 1987 European Championships, winning a relay gold in the 4×100 free relay and a silver in the 50 freestyle, followed by the Seoul Olympics, where she won two golds and one bronze medal. Meißner then won three golds and one bronze medal at the 1989 European Championships in Bonn. After the reunification she won another four golds, two silvers and one bronze medal at different European Championships in relay events. At the World Championships she managed to win one gold and two silver medals in 1998 and 2001. Meißner finally retired in 2004 after not being nominated for the Athens Games.
In 1998, during the investigation into GDR doping processes, Meißner claimed that her former coaches, Volker Frischke and Dieter Lindemann, had given her anabolic steroids systematically. In ensuring trials against both coaches they were found guilty of minor infractions. Meißner later worked with the Berlin airport holding.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GDR |
Katrin Meißner | |||
| 50 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | =3 | Bronze | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | East Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | East Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Katrin Meißner | |||
| 50 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 11 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 4 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 4 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 23 July 2001 - 31 July 2006: 3:39.58 (23 July 2001; Fukuoka, JPN), 3:36.00 (29 July 2002; Berlin, GER); 4×100 m medley relay – 29 July 2001 - 4 August 2002: 4:03.06 (29 July 2001; Fukuoka, JPN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (4×50 m freestyle relay – 11 December 1998 - 10 December 1999: 1:39.56 (11 December 1998; Sheffield, GBR); 4×100 m freestyle relay – 12 December 1987 - 8 April 2006: 3:38.77 (12 December 1987; Monte Carlo, MON), 3:34.69 (19 April 1997; Göteborg, SWE); 4×50 m medley relay – 13 December 1998 - 12 December 1999: 1:50.13 (13 December 1998; Sheffield, GBR))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 29 July 2002 - 14 August 2004: 3:36.00 (29 July 2002; Berlin, GER) (competed for Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (8–4–1 1987 Strasbourg SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, silver: 50 m freestyle (competed for East Germany); 1989 Bonn SWM gold: 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 50 m freestyle (competed for East Germany); 1991 Athina SWM silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay (competed for Germany); 1997 Sevilla SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay (competed for Germany); 1999 İstanbul SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, silver: 4×100 m medley relay (competed for Germany); 2002 Berlin SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (4–4–2 1994 Stavanger gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany); 1996 Rostock gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany); 1998 Sheffield gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay and 4×50 m medley relay, silver: 50 m freestyle (competed for Germany); 1999 Lisboa silver: 4×50 m freestyle relay and 4×50 m medley relay (competed for Germany); 2001 Antwerpen silver: 4×50 m medley relay, bronze: 4×50 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany); 2003 Dublin bronze: 4×50 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (2–4–1 1991 Perth SWI gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay (demonstration event) and 4×200 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only), silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only) (competed for Germany); 1994 Roma SWI bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany); 1998 Perth SWI silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany); 2001 Fukuoka SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, silver: 100 m freestyle (competed for Germany); 2003 Barcelona SWI silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (0–3–0 1997 Göteborg silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany); 2000 Athina silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay (competed for Germany))