Lisa Graf

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Lisa Graf
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Graf before 200m semi backstroke
Personal information
National teamFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 (age 32) [1]
Leipzig, Germany [2]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
ClubSG Neukölln Berlin [3]
CoachGerd Esser [3]
Medal record
Representing Germany
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 4 × 100 m medley

Lisa Graf (born 13 November 1992) is a German competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro she competes in the 200 meter backstroke. She qualified in tied 4th place for the semifinals where she was eliminated with a 13th place.

At the 2014 European Aquatics Championships in Berlin, she finished 4th in the 200 meter backstroke. At the 2012 European Championships, she won a gold medley relay medal for swimming in the heats.

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References

  1. "Lisa Graf". Rio 2016 Organizers. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lisa Graf". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  3. 1 2 "Lisa Graf". FINA . Retrieved August 11, 2016.