Kirsten Bruhn

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Kirsten Bruhn
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Personal information
Born (1969-11-03) 3 November 1969 (age 55)
Eutin, West Germany
Home town Berlin, Germany
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability Spinal cord injury
Disability class S7, SB5, SM6
Coached byManfred Bruhn (father), Ute Schinkitz
Retired2014
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Women's 100m breaststroke SB5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Women's 100m breaststroke SB5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Women's 100m breaststroke SB5
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Women's 50m freestyle S7
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Women's 100m backstroke S7
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Women's 100m backstroke S7
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Women's 100m backstroke S7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens Women's 100m freestyle S7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Women's 50m freestyle S7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Women's 100m freestyle S7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Women's 400m freestyle S7
World Championships (Long Course)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 DurbanWomen's 100m backstroke S7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 DurbanWomen's 100m breaststroke SB5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 EindhovenWomen's 100m breaststroke SB5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 EindhovenWomen's 100m backstroke S7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 MontrealWomen's 100m backstroke S7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 MontrealWomen's 100m breaststroke SB5
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 DurbanWomen's 50m freestyle S7
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 DurbanWomen's 100m freestyle S7
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 DurbanWomen's 400m freestyle S7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 DurbanWomen's 4x100m freestyle relay
World Championships (Short Course)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 Rio de JaneiroWomen's 100m backstroke S7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2009 Rio de JaneiroWomen's 100m breaststroke SB7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2009 Rio de JaneiroWomen's 100m freestyle S7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2009 Rio de JaneiroWomen's 50m freestyle S7
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 EindhovenWomen's 100m breaststroke SB5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 EindhovenWomen's 100m backstroke S7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 EindhovenWomen's 50m freestyle S7

Kirsten Bruhn (born 3 November 1969 in Eutin) is a former German female Paralympic swimmer. She learnt to swim when she was three. She began competing at ten before an accident in 1991. [1] She was hurt during a holiday motorcycle trip on the island of Kos leaving her partially paralysed. She has since become an expert in social insurance. [2]

She has won several medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics. [3]

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References

  1. "IPC bio". Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. "Kirsten Bruhn: MyHandicap". myhandicap.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. China Daily