Caroline Ruhnau (born 16 October 1984) is a German swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 m breaststroke, but failed to reach the final.[1] She won this event at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2009. She also won two bronze medals at European long-course championships in 2010 and 2012.[2]

Caroline Ruhnau
Ruhnau in 2012
Personal information
Born (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 40)
Münster, West Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSG Essen
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Debrecen 50 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Istanbul 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2013 Herning 4x50 m mixed medley

Her younger sister Alice is also a breaststroke swimmer. She swam on the next lane to Caroline at the Olympic trials in 2012.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Caroline Ruhnau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ "Caroline RUHNAU". les-sports.info.
  3. ^ "Caroline Ruhnau". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
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