Kerstin Kielgass (German spelling: Kerstin Kielgaß) (born 6 December 1969 in Berlin

Berlin

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, East Germany) is a German former swimmer.

Kielgass won her first major title in 1985 in the East German 4×100 m relay team at the World Championships. She also won as a member of the 4×200 m relay teams in the 1991

1991 World Aquatics Championships

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 and 1998 World Aquatics Championships

1998 World Aquatics Championships

The 1998 World Aquatics Championships or the 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia between 8 January and 17 January 1998....

. In 1995

European LC Championships 1995

The European LC Championships 1995 in aquatics were staged in Vienna, Austria from 22–27 August. The competition, organised by the LEN, was held in a temporary pool in the Prater Stadium. The aquatics championships featured contests in swimming, open water swimming, diving, synchronized...

, she won at the European Championships in the 200 m freestyle and in 1997

European LC Championships 1997

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 in the 800 m freestyle.

In the 200 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle

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, Kielgass won the bronze medal. In the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay

The qualifying heats and the final of the Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics were held on 1992-07-28 in Barcelona, Spain.-Medalists:-Final:-Qualifying Heats:-See also:...

, she was a member of the team in the heats but did not take part in the final, in which Germany won the bronze medal. In the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay

The final of the Women's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday July 25, 1996...

, she was a member of the German team who won the silver medal, and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay in the 2000 Summer Olympics, she was a member of the German team who won the bronze medal. Following the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

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, she announced her retirement from competitive swimming.