Kathleen Nord
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Born | (1965-12-26)26 December 1965 Magdeburg, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 February 2022(2022-02-24) (aged 56) Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Magdeburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kathleen Nord (later Schwartz, 26 December 1965 – 24 February 2022) was a butterfly and medley swimmer from East Germany. She won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1988 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 400 m individual medley.[1] Between 1982 and 1989 she won six gold, two silver and three bronze medals in individual medley and butterfly events at European and world championships.[2] She missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a silver medal in the 400 m individual medley.
She started swimming aged six, had her first international competition at age 13, her first medal at world championships at 16, and retired at 25 in 1990, though she briefly resumed competing in 1995–1996 in the United States.[3]
In the early 1990s she studied law at a university, but when the courses were halted in 1992 as a result of the unification of East and West Germany she went to the Palm Beach Community College in Florida.[4] Nord died on 24 February 2022, at the age of 56.[5]
See also
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathleen Nord". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Kathleen NORD. les-sports.info
- ^ USMS Top Ten Swims by Kathleen N Schwartz (8). usms.org
- ^ Carl House (June 1993). A View From Behind the Berlin Wall. usms.org, mirror[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kathleen Nord". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
External links
- Kathleen Nord at World Aquatics
- Kathleen Nord at Olympedia
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- 1968: Ada Kok (NED)
- 1972: Karen Moe (USA)
- 1976: Andrea Pollack (GDR)
- 1980: Ines Geissler (GDR)
- 1984: Mary T. Meagher (USA)
- 1988: Kathleen Nord (GDR)
- 1992: Summer Sanders (USA)
- 1996: Susie O'Neill (AUS)
- 2000: Misty Hyman (USA)
- 2004: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL)
- 2008: Liu Zige (CHN)
- 2012: Jiao Liuyang (CHN)
- 2016: Mireia Belmonte (ESP)
- 2020: Zhang Yufei (CHN)