Julia Jung

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Julia Jung
Personal information
Born (1979-10-04) 4 October 1979 (age 45)
Haiger, Germany
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Club TV Dillenburg[1]

Julia Jung (born 4 October 1979)[2][3] is a retired German swimmer who won one gold and two silver medals in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the European and world championships in 1994 and 1995.[4] In 1995, she also won a national title and a European gold medal in the 800 m freestyle.[1]

In 1993 and 1994 she won six junior European championship titles, becoming one of the most successful junior European swimmers of all time.[2] She was chosen the German Junior Sportswoman of the Year 1994.[5]

She retired soon after missing the qualification for the 1996 Olympics due to a spine problem; she then completed her sports studies and worked as a swimming instructor.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Schwimmen - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Damen-Teil 1). sport-komplett.de
  2. 2.0 2.1 Julia Jung munzinger.de
  3. 3.0 3.1 Thomas Hain (2009-10-17) Sie schwimmt einfach ihre Bahnen. mittelhessen.de
  4. Julia JUNG. les-sports.info
  5. 1994 - Julia Jung (Schwimmen). sporthilfe.de

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