Kathrin Zimmermann

East German swimmer

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Kathrin Zimmermann

Kathrin Zimmermann in 1986

Personal information

Born

(1966-12-22) 22 December 1966 (age 57)
Gera, Bezirk Gera, East Germany

Height

1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight

65 kg (143 lb)

Sport

Swimming

Club

SC Karl-Marx-Stadt

Medal record

Representing East Germany

Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	200 m backstroke
World Championships
	1986 Madrid	4×100 m medley
	1986 Madrid	100 m backstroke
	1986 Madrid	200 m backstroke
European Championships
	1983 Rome	200 m backstroke
	1985 Sofia	100 m backstroke
	1985 Sofia	200 m backstroke
	1987 Strasbourg	200 m backstroke
	1987 Strasbourg	100 m backstroke

Kathrin Zimmermann (born 22 December 1966 in Gera) is a former backstroke swimmer from East Germany who won a silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[1] Earlier, between 1983 and 1987 she won five silver and two bronze medals at European and world championships in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events, as well as one world title in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.^[2]

Her mother Heidi Eisenschmidt competed in swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1]