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Franziska van Almsick
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| Personal information |
| Nationality |
 Germany |
| Born |
(1978-04-05) 5 April 1978 (age 46)
East Berlin, East Germany |
| Height |
1.81 m |
| Weight |
66 kg |
| Sport |
| Sport |
Swimming |
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| Strokes |
Freestyle |
| Club |
SG Neukölln |
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| Women's swimming |
| Representing Germany |
| Event |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| Olympic Games |
0 |
4 |
6 |
| World Championships (LC) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| European Championships (LC) |
18 |
3 |
0 |
| European Championships (SC) |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
24 |
10 |
8 |
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| Olympic Games |
| Silver |
1992 Barcelona |
200 m freestyle |
| Silver |
1992 Barcelona |
4 × 100 m medley |
| Silver |
1996 Atlanta |
200 m freestyle |
| Silver |
1996 Atlanta |
4 × 200 m freestyle |
| Bronze |
1992 Barcelona |
100 m freestyle |
| Bronze |
1992 Barcelona |
4 × 100 m freestyle |
| Bronze |
1996 Atlanta |
4 × 100 m freestyle |
| Bronze |
2000 Sydney |
4 × 200 m freestyle |
| Bronze |
2004 Athens |
4 × 100 m medley |
| Bronze |
2004 Athens |
4 × 200 m freestyle |
| World Championships (LC) |
| Gold |
1994 Rome |
200 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1998 Perth |
4 × 200 m freestyle |
| Silver |
1994 Rome |
4 × 200 m freestyle |
| Silver |
1998 Perth |
4 × 100 m freestyle |
| Bronze |
1994 Rome |
100 m freestyle |
| Bronze |
1994 Rome |
4 × 100 m freestyle |
| European Championships (LC) |
| Gold |
1993 Sheffield |
50 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1993 Sheffield |
100 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1993 Sheffield |
200 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1993 Sheffield |
4 × 100 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1993 Sheffield |
4 × 200 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1993 Sheffield |
4 × 100 m medley |
| Gold |
1995 Vienna |
100 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1995 Vienna |
400 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1995 Vienna |
4 × 100 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1995 Vienna |
4 × 200 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1995 Vienna |
4 × 100 m medley |
| Gold |
1999 Istanbul |
4 × 100 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1999 Istanbul |
4 × 200 m freestyle |
| Gold |
2002 Berlin |
100 m freestyle |
| Gold |
2002 Berlin |
200 m freestyle |
| Gold |
2002 Berlin |
4 × 100 m freestyle |
| Gold |
2002 Berlin |
4 × 200 m freestyle |
| Gold |
2002 Berlin |
4 × 100 m medley |
| Silver |
1993 Sheffield |
100 m butterfly |
| Silver |
1995 Vienna |
50 m freestyle |
| Silver |
1999 Istanbul |
4 × 100 m medley |
| European Championships (SC) |
| Gold |
1992 Espoo |
50 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1992 Espoo |
4 × 50 m freestyle |
| Gold |
1992 Espoo |
4 × 50 m medley |
| Gold |
1998 Sheffield |
4 × 50 m medley |
| Silver |
1998 Sheffield |
200 m freestyle |
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Franziska van Almsick (German pronunciation: [fʁanˈt͡sɪska fɔn ˈalmsɪk]; born 5 April 1978) is a German former swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged 14.
Jörg Hoffmann and van Almsick (11 years old) at the Children's and Youth Spartakiad in July 1989
Her career began at the SC Dynamo Berlin. She has the distinction of having the most career Olympic medals, ten, without ever winning a gold medal. She ended her career at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004.
In 1993, she was named by Swimming World magazine as the Female World Swimmer of the Year.
She has two sons, born in 2006 and 2013. The family's residence is Heidelberg.
See also
In Spanish: Franziska van Almsick para niños
- List of German records in swimming
- List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- World record progression 50 metres freestyle
- World record progression 100 metres freestyle
- World record progression 200 metres freestyle
- Sport in Berlin
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