Christian Sprenger
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| Full name | Christian David Sprenger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1985 Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Commercial Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christian David Sprenger[1] (born 19 December 1985) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer. He trains at the Commercial Swimming Club under Stephan Widmar.
Swimming career
At the 2008 Australian Swimming Championships he qualified in the 100 m and the 200 m breaststroke, placing second in both events to qualify for the Olympics in Beijing. He failed to make the finals in either event but picked up a silver after swimming in the heats of the medley relay.[2] Later on in the year he won nine individual FINA World Cup races during the 2008 series. He also won seven silvers and three bronze.
Sprenger had his first individual success at global level in 2009, breaking Kosuke Kitajima's world record in the semifinals of the 200m breaststroke, and took taking two bronze medals at the World Championships in Rome.
He had more international success in 2010, as he captured a silver in the 100m breaststroke at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and a bronze in the medley relay. Along with 3 medals at the Commonwealth games.
A career highlight, Sprenger won silver in the 100 breaststroke at the 2012 London Olympics with a new personal best of 58.93.
Personal life
Sprenger is of German descent. His cousin Nicholas Sprenger is a freestyler who represented Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.
Career Best Times
Sprenger has broken 2 world records in his career
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References
- ^ "Results – Tuesday 5 October". BBC Sport. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Christian Sprenger". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
External links
- Christian Sprenger at Swimming Australia (archived)
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