KOHLER Sarah

Date of Birth: 20 Jun 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: HANAU

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : MAGDEBURG

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 800m Freestyle	7
	Women's 1500m Freestyle	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 1500m Freestyle - Heat 5	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 1500m Freestyle Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 800m Freestyle - Heat 4	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 800m Freestyle Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

SWIMMING

Olympic Games

Year	Location	400Free	800Free	4x200Free
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	H (4:06.55)	8th (8:27.75)	H (7:56.74)

World Championships

Year	Location	400Free	800Free	1500Free
2019	Gwangju, KOR	-	4th (8:16.43)	2nd (15:48.83)
2015	Kazan, RUS	H (4:09.21)	7th (8:23.67)	-
2013	Barcelona, ESP	H (4:16.13)	H (8:34.72)	H (16:24.42)

European Championships

Year	Location	400Free	800Free	1500Free	4x200Free
2018	Glasgow, GBR	5th (4:07.68)	4th (8:25.91)	2nd (15:57.85)	3rd (7:53.76)

World Championships Short Course

Year	Location	400Free	800Free	4x200Free
2018	Hangzhou, CHN	7th (4:03.28)	5th (8:10.54)	7th

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

MARATHON SWIMMING

World Championships

Year	Location	5km - TR X
2019	Gwangju, KOR	1

European Championships

Year	Location	25km	5km - TR X
2018	Glasgow, GBR	DNF	2

Legend
X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, TR - Team Relay, TTT - Team Time Trial

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Law - Heidelberg University, Germany

Partner Florian Wellbrock

Languages spoken:

English, German

SG Frankfurt [Germany]

Bernd Berkhahn [club]

Sporting relatives:

Her partner Florian Wellbrock represented Germany in the 1500m freestyle at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and won two gold medals at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Sep 2020; hessenschau.de, 16 Jan 2020)

During the 2015 season she had troubles with her kidneys and tonsils, affecting her preparation for the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. (gutschrift-magazin.de, 01 Jun 2016)

She had surgery on her right knee in 2012. (gutschrift-magazin.de, 01 Jun 2016)

She needed surgery on her left knee in 2010 due a congenital problem with her kneecap. (gutschrift-magazin.de, 01 Jun 2016)

She began swimming at age 10 with the SC Undina Bruchkobel club in Germany. (gutschrift-magazin.de, 01 Jun 2016)

She went swimming with her parents every Sunday before joining a club. (sportfrauen.net, 13 Sep 2018)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (zdf.de, 19 Apr 2021)

German swimmers Theresa Michalak, Philip Heintz, Clemens Rapp, Kevin Wedel and Daniela Schreiber. (Facebook profile, 12 Jun 2013)

General Interest

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as an athlete representative with the German Swimming Federation [DSV]. (sarahkoehler.com, 25 Jul 2020; swimswam.com, 18 Sep 2018)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SarahKoehlerOffizielleFanpage
https://instagram.com/_sarahkoehler_
https://twitter.com/_sarahkoehler_
Athlete Website: https://sarahkoehler.com

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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