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Kerstin Kielgass

German swimmer

Kerstin Kielg* (German spelling: Kerstin Kielgaß) (born 6 December 1969 in Berlin, East Germany) is a German former swimmer.

Kielg* won her first major *le in 1985 in the East German 4×100:m relay team at the World Championships. She also won as a member of the 4×200:m relay teams in the 1991 and 1998 World Aquatics Championships. In 1995, she won at the European Championships in the 200:m freestyle and in 1997 in the 800:m freestyle.

In the 200:m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Kielg* won the bronze medal. In the 4×100:m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics, she was a member of the team in the heats but did not take part in the final, in which Germany won the bronze medal. In the 4×200:m freestyle relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics, she was a member of the German team who won the silver medal, and in the 4×200:m freestyle relay in the 2000 Summer Olympics, she was a member of the German team who won the bronze medal. Following the 2000 Summer Olympics, she announced her retirement from compe*ive swimming.

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