Anne Poleska

Summary

Anne Poleska (born February 20, 1980) is a German breaststroke swimmer who has competed in international events and won a bronze medal at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics.

Anne Poleska
Personal information
Full nameAnne Poleska
Nationality Germany
Born (1980-02-20) February 20, 1980 (age 44)
Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubSG Krefeld
College teamUniversity of Alabama
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2005 Triest 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2003 Dublin 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Helsinki 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Rostock 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sheffield 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Debrecen 200 m breaststroke

Poleksa also competed in the 2000 and 2008 Olympic Games, swam for the University of Alabama through 2006,[1] and placed 2nd at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, Canada.

References edit

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anne Poleska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  1. ^ NBC Olympics site accessed 08-11-2008