Sandra Völker

Sandra Völker

Personal information
Full name	Sandra Völker
Nationality	Germany
Born	(1974-04-01) 1 April 1974 (age 51) Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, butterfly and backstroke
Club	Sport Gemeinschaft Hamburg
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta 50 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle 1998 Perth 50 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4×100 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle 1998 Perth 100 m backstroke 2001 Fukuoka 50 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 1997 Gothenburg 50 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 50 m backstroke 2000 Athens 100 m backstroke 1997 Gothenburg 100 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 100 m freestyle 2000 Athens 50 m freestyle 2000 Athens 4×100 m medley 1995 Rio 50 m freestyle 1995 Rio 100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m medley 1997 Seville 100 m freestyle 1997 Seville 4×100 m freestyle 1997 Seville 4×100 m medley 1999 Istanbul 50 m backstroke 1999 Istanbul 100 m backstroke 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4×100 m medley 1997 Seville 50 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m medley 2002 Berlin 50 m backstroke 2002 Berlin 100 m backstroke 1993 Sheffield 100 m backstroke 1997 Seville 50 m backstroke 1999 Istanbul 100 m freestyle 2004 Madrid 50 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 1991 Gelsenkirchen 50 m backstroke 1991 Gelsenkirchen 4×50 m medley 1992 Espoo 50 m backstroke 1992 Espoo 4×50 m medley 1993 Gateshead 50 m freestyle 1993 Gateshead 50 m backstroke 1993 Gateshead 4×50 m medley 1994 Stavanger 50 m freestyle 1994 Stavanger 50 m backstroke 1994 Stavanger 4×50 m freestyle 1994 Stavanger 4×50 m medley 1996 Rostock 50 m freestyle 1996 Rostock 100 m freestyle 1996 Rostock 50 m backstroke 1996 Rostock 4×50 m freestyle 1996 Rostock 4×50 m medley 1998 Sheffield 50 m backstroke 1998 Sheffield 100 m backstroke 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m freestyle 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m medley 1999 Lisbon 50 m backstroke 1993 Gateshead 4×50 m freestyle 1996 Rostock 50 m butterfly 1996 Rostock 100 m butterfly 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m freestyle 2003 Dublin 4×50 m medley 1999 Lisbon 100 m freestyle 2003 Dublin 4×50 m freestyle

Sandra Völker (born 1 April 1974) is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Germany, former world record holder in 50 metres backstroke. She was also multiple World and European champion, in both Long and Short Course Championships.

Olympic career

Völker won a total number of three (one silver, two bronze) medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There she made her second Olympic appearance. Völker competed in four Olympics, making her debut in Barcelona, Spain in 1992.

See also

• World record progression 50 metres backstroke

References

• Personal homepage
• Profile on FINA-website
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandra Völker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.