Annika Mehlhorn (born 5 August 1983) is a

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

and medley

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. She competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

in the 200 m butterfly, but failed to reach the final. She became European champion in the 200 m butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000 in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

. At the same event Mehlhorn won the silver medal at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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* * * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Kassel Olympic swimmers for Germany German female butterfly swimmers German female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Summer World University Games medalists in swimming North Hesse FISU World University Games gold medalists for Germany Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub

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