Denise Grahl

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Denise Grahl
Personal information
Born (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability class S7
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle S7
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Madeira 50 m freestyle S7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Madeira 100m freestyle S7
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Dublin 50 m freestyle S7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Dublin 100 m freestyle S7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Dublin 50 m butterfly S7
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Dublin 400 m freestyle S7
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle S7
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle S7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Eindhoven 50 m butterfly S7

Denise Grahl (born 4 May 1993) is a German Paralympic swimmer. [1]

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Career

She represented Germany at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the women's 50 metre freestyle S7 event. [1]

At the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships she won the gold medals in the women's 50 metres freestyle S7, [2] women's 100 metres freestyle S7 and women's 50 metres butterfly S7 events. She also won the silver medal in the women's 400 metres freestyle S7 event.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Denise Grahl". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. Rowbottom, Mike (17 August 2018). "Bruinsma claims second world record at European Para Swimming Championships in Dublin". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.