Katie Hoff
Katie Hoff 
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| Surname: | Kathryn Elise "Katie" Hoff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States
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| Swimming style (s) : | Locations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Society: | North Baltimore Aquatic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | 3rd June 1989 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Stanford , California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 1.75 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kathryn Elise "Katie" Hoff (born June 3, 1989 in Stanford , California ) is a former American swimmer .
Career
The student, who trains in a training group with Michael Phelps in Baltimore , was already considered an exceptional talent over both layer distances before the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens . However, the then 15-year-old still lacked the necessary routine to take part in the medal battle in Athens. She did not reach the final over 400 m individual medley and suffered a circulatory collapse after the semi-final race.
Swimming World Championships 2005
For the swimming world championships in 2005 in Montréal , a mature Katie Hoff then traveled to the competitions and won the 200 m and 400 m in front of Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe . In addition, she became world champion in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay with the US relay.
At the Swimming World Championships in Melbourne in 2007 , she was able to successfully defend both the title in the 200 m medley and the over 400 m medley. She swam the world title in the 400 m individual medley with a world record. In addition, she was able to triumph over 4 × 200 m with the American relay at this World Cup.
2008 Summer Olympics
In July 2008, at the Olympic Games in the USA , she performed in excellent form and more than lived up to her favorite roles. They qualified for five competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . Over 400 m individual medley, her parade route, she pushed Stephanie Rice's old world record by 34 hundredths to 4:31.12 minutes. At the Olympic Games, however, Rice got the world record back and Hoff had to be content with third place over 400 m medley. She won the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle.
Awards
Records
| American Records (1) | |||
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| 400 m layers | 04: 31.12 min | June 29, 2008 | Omaha |
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Web links
- Fansite Katie Hoff (English)
- Katie Hoff in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
- Katie Hoff in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Hoff, Katie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hoff, Kathryn Elise (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stanford (California) , California , United States |