Dagmar Hase

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Dagmar Hase
Hase (front)
Personal information
Full nameDagmar Hase
Nationality Germany
Born (1969-12-22) 22 December 1969 (age 54)
Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClubSportclub Magdeburg
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4 × 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1998 Perth 4 × 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Perth 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome 4 × 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth 400 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Representing  East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 200 m backstroke
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1995 Vienna 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Seville 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Seville 4 × 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 4 × 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 4 × 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 4 × 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens 200 m backstroke

Dagmar Hase (born 22 December 1969 in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany) is a former German swimmer, specialised in the freestyle and backstroke. She won seven Olympic medals in her career, including a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Her defeat of American swimmer Janet Evans in the 400 metre freestyle at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics was Evans's only loss in a 400 or 800 metre freestyle between 1986 and 1994. She also defeated the greatest backstroker ever, Hungary's Krisztina Egerszegi, in her strongest event the 200 metre backstroke at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships. This was Egerszegi's only defeat in a 200-metre backstroke from 1987 to her retirement in 1996, and her only defeat in any backstroke event from 1989 to 1994. Hase was a highly versatile swimmer, having won at least 1 Olympic and numerous other major event medals in each of the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle, and 200 backstroke.

See also

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dagmar Hase". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009.

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