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| Full name | Hannah Stockbauer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1982 Nürnberg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SSG 81 Erlangen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hannah Stockbauer (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.
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 4×200m Free Relay.
She retired from competition in October 2005.[2]
See also
- Hannah Stockbauer on (in German) Wikipedia
References
- ^ Stockbauer's entry from sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ 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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| Preceded by Heike Drechsler | German Sportswoman of the Year 2001 | Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick |
| Preceded by Franziska van Almsick | German Sportswoman of the Year 2003 | Succeeded by Birgit Fischer |
Preceded by Natalie Coughlin | World Swimmer of the Year 2003 | Succeeded by Yana Klochkova |
| Preceded by Franziska van Almsick | European Swimmer of the Year 2003 | Succeeded by Yana Klochkova |