Cathleen Rund

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Cathleen Großmann[1] (born Cathleen Rund; 3 November 1977 in Berlin), formerly called Cathleen Stolze,[2] is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Germany, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There she won the bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke. Rund retired from international competition after the Sydney Olympics in 2000. In 2004, she moved to Frankfurt to work as a swimming trainer.[3]

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Cathleen Rund
Personal information
Born3 November 1977 (1977-11-03) (age 48)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta200 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place1995 Vienna4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place1997 Seville200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place1995 Vienna100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place1999 Istanbul200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1995 Vienna200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1995 Vienna400 m individual medley
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Private life

Cathleen Großmann is the daughter of former East German Olympians Evelyn Stolze (swimming) and Peter Rund (water polo), and changed her name back from Stolze to Rund when they remarried in 1993.[2] She attended the Werner-Seelenbinder-Schule,[4] before studying sport at the Humboldt University of Berlin.[5][6]

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