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Kornelia Gressler

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Kornelia Gressler
Kornelia Gressler in 1985
Personal information
Born (1970-11-09) 9 November 1970 (age 53)
Arnstadt, East Germany
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 200 m butterfly
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia 200 m butterfly

Kornelia Greßler (born 9 November 1970), usually spelled Kornelia Gressler in English,[1] is a retired East German swimmer who won three medals at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships: gold in the 4×100 m medley relay and gold in the 100 m and silver in the 200 m butterfly events. She repeated this achievement at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships.[2] In 1985, she set a European record in the 100 m butterfly (59.35) that stood for more than 10 years.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Historique : Records d'Europe du 50 Papillon Dames. ffnatation.fr
  2. ^ Kornelia GRESSLER. les-sports.info
  3. ^ Wouda oogst met gouden hattrick. Trouw.nl (16 December 1996), also [1] [2].