Lisa Vitting

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Lisa Vitting
Lisa Vitting 2.jpg
Vitting in 2012
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 32)
Moers, Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubSG Essen
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m freestyle
Youth World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Monterrey 4×100 m freestyle
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Antwerp 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Palma de Mallorca 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Antwerp 100 m freestyle

Lisa Vitting (born 9 July 1991) is a German swimmer. [1]

Vitting was born in Moers, Germany. [2]

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and finished in ninth place. [3] [4]

She won two European titles in this event in 2010 and 2012 [5] and a bronze medal at the world championships in Shanghai in 2011. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Lisa Vitting Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine . london2012.com
  2. "Lisa Vitting - Player Profile - Swimming". Eurosport. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lisa Vitting". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  4. "Lisa VITTING - Olympic Swimming | Germany". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  5. "Germany Sending 35 to Debrecen for Euros". SwimSwam. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  6. Lisa VITTING. les-sports.info
  7. "Despite Only 11 With Qualifying Marks, Germany Chooses 24 for Shanghai". SwimSwam. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2020-10-19.