Meike Freitag
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Meike•Freitag |
| Used name | Meike•Freitag |
| Born | 7 February 1979 in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen (GER) |
| Measurements | 186 cm / 71 kg |
| Affiliations | EFSC, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (GER) / SG Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
German freestyle swimmer Meike Freitag, daughter of Werner Freitag, was mainly a relay swimmer and won three Olympic medals in 1996, 2000 and 2008. She was a member of both the 1996 4x100 and the 4x200 metres squads that won bronze and silver respectively, although she only swam the heats. At Sydney in 2000, she also won bronze in the 4x200, again swimming the heats but not the final. At Beijing she finished a disappointing fifth and 12th in both relays.
Freitag won one gold and three relay silver medals at World Championships from 2001-07. At Europeans she added three more gold medals, and one silver and one bronze, all in freestyle relays. Domestically, Freitag won three national titles with IM club relay teams, but never won an individual title. Freitag was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. She studied sports science and graduated in sports economics in 2006 at the University of Mainz. She was later employed by the Hessian Ministry of Internal Affairs and Sports.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Meike Freitag | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver | |||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Meike Freitag | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Meike Freitag | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 5 | ||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 12 |
Olympic family relations
- Daughter of Werner Freitag
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–0–1 1999 Palma de Mallorca SWI bronze: 200 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (1–0–0 2002 Berlin SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (2–1–1 1994 Stavanger gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay; 2006 Helsinki gold: 4×50 m medley relay (swam in heats only), bronze: 4×50 m freestyle relay; 2007 Debrecen silver: 4×50 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (1–3–0 2001 Fukuoka SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only), silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 2005 Montréal SWI silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only); 2007 Melbourne SWI silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay)