Katrin Borchert was born on 11 April 1969 and is an East German-born Australian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to 2001.
11 Facts About Katrin Borchert
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Katrin Borchert won the Junior World Championship in 1987 but was overshadowed by Birgit Fischer.
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Katrin Borchert went to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, as a reserve for East Germany but did not compete.
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Katrin Borchert's opportunity arose when Fischer went on maternity leave after the Seoul Olympics; she won three gold medals at the 1989 World Championships in Plovdiv.
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Katrin Borchert and her coach, Kersten Neumann, went to West Germany for the 1990 season; this was a year prior to the German reunification.
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Fischer made a return for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and old rivalries became hostile when Katrin Borchert lost nomination to Fischer in the K-1 and K-2, and only got nominated for the K-4.
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Katrin Borchert resigned from the national team in 1993 and in February 1994, she emigrated to Australia.
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Katrin Borchert won K-2 500 m and K-2 1000 m events at the 1998 World Championships in Hungary with Anna Wood.
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In March 2003, Katrin Borchert decided to return to Germany to win nomination for the 2004 German Olympic team.
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Katrin Borchert was prevented from competing for Germany at the 2003 World Championships through the Australian Canoe Federation not granting their permission quickly enough.
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In 2009 Katrin Borchert was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.