KUECHLER Hannah

General
OLYMPIC DREAM
She will make her Olympic debut at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. She says that competing at the Olympic Games has been a childhood dream of hers and qualifying in 2021 was a special moment. "Ever since I knew that the Olympics existed, I really wanted to compete at one. I'm just overwhelmed. At first I couldn't believe it [when she qualified], now I'm of course overjoyed that my dream will come true so early. All the hard work has paid off, I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who has followed and supported my path." She says that before her qualification race she had visualised her parents watching at home and celebrating her success. "Then when I heard that they'd done just that and how proud they were of me, I cried. Because I know how much this moment means to all of us." (abendblatt.de, 18 Apr 2021; mopo.de, 19 May 2021; abendblatt.de, 29 Apr 2021)

OLYMPIC FLATMATE
She shares a flat in Hamburg, Germany, with swimmer Yusra Mardini who is supported by the German Swimming Association and trains at the national base in Hamburg. Mardini will compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as part of the Refugee Olympic Team [EOR]. (dsv-roadtotokyo.de, 08 Jun 2021)