Kathleen Nord
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| Born | 26 December 1965 Magdeburg, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 February 2022 (aged 56) Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Magdeburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kathleen Nord (later Schwartz and Feldvoss, 26 December 1965 – 24 February 2022) was a butterfly and medley swimmer from East Germany. She won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1988 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 400 m individual medley.[1] Between 1982 and 1989 she won six gold, two silver and three bronze medals in individual medley and butterfly events at European and world championships.[2] She missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a silver medal in the 400 m individual medley.
She started swimming aged six, had her first international competition at age 13, her first medal at world championships at 16, and retired at 25 in 1990, though she briefly resumed competing in 1995–1996 in the United States.[3]
In the early 1990s she studied law at a university, but when the courses were halted in 1992 as a result of the unification of East and West Germany she went to the Palm Beach Community College in Florida.[4] Nord married mathematics professor and former competitive swimmer Jörg Feldvoss, and had four daughters. In 2013, she returned to her hometown of Magdeburg. She worked as a swimming coach.[5][6]
Nord died on 24 February 2022, at the age of 56, from the results of an illness.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathleen Nord". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Kathleen NORD. les-sports.info
- ^ USMS Top Ten Swims by Kathleen N Schwartz (8). usms.org
- ^ Carl House (June 1993). A View From Behind the Berlin Wall. usms.org, mirror[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Schwimm-Olympiasiegerin Kathleen Feldvoss gestorben". bild.de (in German). 3 March 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Kathleen Feldvoss, 56". DER SPIEGEL (in German). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Kathleen Nord". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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- 1965 births
- 2022 deaths
- Sportspeople from Magdeburg
- Olympic swimmers for East Germany
- East German female medley swimmers
- East German female butterfly swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Olympic gold medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Magdeburg
- SC Magdeburg sportspeople