Simone Osygus

{{Short description|German swimmer (born 1968)}}

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| fullname = Simone Osygus

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| nationality = {{GER}}

| strokes = Freestyle

| club = SG Bochum-Wattenscheid

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|09|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany

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| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{GER}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1992 Barcelona | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver | 1996 Atlanta | {{nowrap|4×200 m freestyle}}}}

{{MedalBronze | 1992 Barcelona | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze | 1996 Atlanta | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalSilver | 1991 Perth | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver | 1998 Perth | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalSilver| 1997 Gothenburg | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalGold | 1991 Athens | 50 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 1993 Sheffield | 4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 1995 Vienna | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 1997 Seville | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver| 1991 Athens | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver| 1991 Athens | 4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver| 1991 Athens | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze| 1991 Athens | 100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalGold | {{nowrap|1991 Gelsenkirchen}} | 50 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver | 1992 Espoo | 50 m freestyle}}

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Simone Osygus (born 30 September 1968 in Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won two silver medals and two bronze medals at the Summer Olympics. She was also multiple European champion in 50 m freestyle.

Career

Together with Franziska van Almsick, Daniela Hunger and Manuela Stellmach, she won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She won also a bronze medal in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, this time with Van Almsick, Sandra Völker and Antje Buschschulte. She also won two silver medals in the 4×200 metres freestyle relay and 4×100 medley relay races, although she swam only in the heats.

See also

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