Anne Poleska
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Anne•Poleska (-Urban) |
| Used name | Anne•Poleska |
| Born | 20 February 1980 in Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| Measurements | 181 cm / 63 kg |
| Affiliations | SG Krefeld, Krefeld (GER) / University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (USA) / Coral Springs SC, Coral Springs (USA) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
German breaststroke swimmer Anne Poleska, later the wife of German rower Jochen Urban, won the 200 metres bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, but missed the finals at Sydney in 2000 and Beijing in 2008. At the 2005 World Championships she had her greatest moment when winning the silver medal.
Poleska was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. At European Championships she won the silver medal in 2002, and two gold medals at the 2004 and 2005 European Short-Course Championships. Poleska also won two more silvers in 2003 and 2006, and two bronze medals in 2002 and 2007, all in the 200 metres breast. She also won 14 German national titles.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Anne Poleska | |||
| 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | 12 | |||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Anne Poleska | |||
| 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Anne Poleska | |||
| 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | 10 |
Olympic family relations
- Wife of Jochen Urban
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–1–0 2001 Beijing SWI silver: 200 m breaststroke)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (200 m breaststroke – 28 November 2001 - 7 April 2002: 2:22.90 (28 November 2001; New York, USA), 2:21.93 (14 December 2001; Antwerpen, BEL))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (0–1–0 2002 Berlin SWM silver: 200 m breaststroke)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (5–2–4 1996 Rostock bronze: 200 m breaststroke; 1998 Sheffield bronze: 200 m breaststroke; 1999 Lisboa gold: 200 m breaststroke; 2001 Antwerpen gold: 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke; 2002 Riesa bronze: 200 m breaststroke; 2003 Dublin silver: 200 m breaststroke; 2004 Wien gold: 200 m breaststroke; 2005 Trieste gold: 200 m breaststroke; 2006 Helsinki silver: 200 m breaststroke; 2007 Debrecen bronze: 200 m breaststroke)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–1–0 2005 Montréal SWI silver: 200 m breaststroke)