1991 European Sprint Swimming Championships
The 1991 LEN European Sprint Swimming Championships were the first edition of what later would become the European Short Course Championships. It was held in Gelsenkirchen, Germany from 6–8 December 1991, and was organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. Only the 50 m events of each stroke, 100 m individual medley and 4×50 m relay events were at stake at this inaugural edition.
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany (GER) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
3 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 nations) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Results summary[]
Men's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 m freestyle | Alexander Popov (URS) | 22.16 | Silko Günzel (GER) | 22.25 | Joakim Holmquist (SWE) | 22.32 |
50 m backstroke | Jani Sievinen (FIN) | 25.18 | Vladimir Selkov (URS) | 25.68 | (GER) | 25.83 |
50 m breaststroke | Vassily Ivanov (URS) | 27.38 | Ron Dekker (NED) | 27.42 | Gianni Minervini (ITA) | 27.51 |
50 m butterfly | (SWE) | 24.32 | Nils Rudolph (GER) | 24.46 | Vladislav Kulikov (URS) | 24.52 |
100 m individual medley | Josef Hladký (GER) | 55.28 | Ron Dekker (NED) | 55.45 | Indrek Sei (EST) | 55.83 |
4×50 m freestyle relay | Germany | 1:28.27 | Soviet Union | 1:29.39 | Great Britain | 1:31.58 |
4×50 m medley relay | Soviet Union | 1:38.87 | Germany | 1:39.05 | Italy | 1:39.84 |
Women's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m freestyle | Simone Osygus (GER) | 25.04 | Daniela Hunger (GER) | 25.49 | Louise Karlsson (SWE) | 25.76 |
50 m backstroke | Sandra Völker (GER) | 28.59 | Anja Eichhorst (GER) | 28.77 | (GER) | 29.12 |
50 m breaststroke | (GER) | 31.61 | Sylvia Gerasch (GER) | 31.87 | Jana Dörries (GER) | 32.25 |
50 m butterfly | Inge de Bruijn (NED) | 27.25 | Louise Karlsson (SWE) | 27.63 | (GER) | 28.02 |
100 m individual medley | Louise Karlsson (SWE) | 1:01.61 | Daniela Hunger (GER) | 1:02.23 | Marion Zoller (GER) | 1:02.36 |
4×50 m freestyle relay | Germany | 1:41.30 | Italy | 1:44.26 | Soviet Union | 1:44.73 |
4×50 m medley relay | Germany | 1:53.13 | Italy | 1:55.84 | Great Britain | 1:56.19 |
References[]
Categories:
- 1991 in swimming
- 1991 in German sport
- European Short Course Swimming Championships
- International aquatics competitions hosted by Germany
- Swimming competitions in Germany
- Sports competitions in Gelsenkirchen
- 1990s in North Rhine-Westphalia
- 20th century in Gelsenkirchen
- December 1991 sports events in Europe