Conny Schmalfuss (born October 29, 1975 in

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) is a female

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from

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, who won her first international medal (a bronze) at the 1991 European Championships in

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in the women's 1 m springboard. Schmalfuss competed for

in two consecutive

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, starting in 2000. She was affiliated with the ''Berliner Turn- und Sportclub'' in

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, and formed a pair in the synchro event with Ditte Kotzian.

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