Julia Jung
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Born | (1979-10-04) 4 October 1979 (age 44) Haiger, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | TV Dillenburg[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Julia Jung (born 4 October 1979)[2][3] is a retired German swimmer who won one gold and two silver medals in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the European and world championships in 1994 and 1995.[4] In 1995, she also won a national title and a European gold medal in the 800 m freestyle.[1]
In 1993 and 1994 she won six junior European championship titles, becoming one of the most successful junior European swimmers of all time.[2] She was chosen the German Junior Sportswoman of the Year 1994.[5]
She retired soon after missing the qualification for the 1996 Olympics due to a spine problem; she then completed her sports studies and worked as a swimming instructor.[3]
References
External links
- Julia Jung at Swimrankings.net
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- 2002: Germany
- 2004: Spain
- 2006: Germany
- 2008: France
- 2010: Hungary
- 2012: Italy
- 2014: Italy
- 2016: Hungary
- 2018: Great Britain
- 2020: Great Britain
- 2022: Netherlands
- 2024: Israel
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