Antje Buschschulte (born 27 December 1978 in Berlin) is a former German swimmer. Her best disciplines were the short distance backstroke and freestyle races. Buschschulte swam for the sporting club SC Magdeburg. She participated in Olympic Games 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and won 5 Olympic bronze medals. She was World Champion in 100m backstroke 2003 in Barcelona. In total Antje won 57 international medals (Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships). She is the only German swimmer who participated for 14 years in a row (1995–2008) in every major longcourse championship (Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships).

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Antje Buschschulte

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Nationality	Germany
Born	(1978-12-27) 27 December 1978 (age 45) West Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Backstroke
Club	Sportclub Magdeburg
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Germany Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 5 World Championships (LC) 2 5 3 World Championships (SC) 2 2 1 European Championships (LC) 6 3 4 European Championships (SC) 11 12 2 Total 21 21 15 Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4 × 100 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 4 × 200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 200 m backstroke 2004 Athens 4 × 100 m medley 2004 Athens 4 × 200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2001 Fukuoka 4 × 100 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 100 m backstroke 1998 Perth 4 × 100 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 50 m backstroke 2001 Fukuoka 4 × 100 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 100 m backstroke 2005 Montreal 4 × 100 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke 2005 Montreal 50 m backstroke 2005 Montreal 4 × 100 m medley World Championships (SC) 2000 Athens 50 m backstroke 2000 Athens 200 m backstroke 1997 Gothenburg 4 × 100 m freestyle 2000 Athens 4 × 100 m freestyle 2000 Athens 100 m backstroke European Championships (LC) 1997 Seville 100 m backstroke 1997 Seville 4 × 100 m freestyle 1997 Seville 4 × 200 m freestyle 1997 Seville 4 × 100 m medley 1999 Istanbul 4 × 100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4 × 100 m medley 1997 Seville 200 m backstroke 2006 Budapest 100 m backstroke 2006 Budapest 4 × 100 m medley 1997 Seville 100 m freestyle 2000 Helsinki 200 m backstroke 2002 Berlin 100 m backstroke 2006 Budapest 50 m backstroke European Championships (SC) 1996 Rostock 100 m backstroke 1996 Rostock 4 × 50 m medley 1998 Sheffield 200 m backstroke 1999 Lisbon 200 m backstroke 2002 Riesa 50 m backstroke 2002 Riesa 100 m backstroke 2003 Dublin 100 m backstroke 2003 Dublin 200 m backstroke 2004 Vienna 50 m backstroke 2006 Helsinki 100 m butterfly 2006 Helsinki 4 × 50 m medley 1996 Rostock 200 m freestyle 1996 Rostock 50 m backstroke 1996 Rostock 200 m backstroke 1998 Sheffield 100 m backstroke 1999 Lisbon 100 m backstroke 2002 Riesa 200 m backstroke 2002 Riesa 4 × 50 m medley 2003 Dublin 50 m backstroke 2003 Dublin 4 × 50 m medley 2004 Vienna 100 m backstroke 2004 Vienna 4 × 50 m medley 2006 Helsinki 100 m backstroke 1999 Lisbon 50 m backstroke 2002 Riesa 4 × 50 m freestyle

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Antje holds a diploma in neurobiology from the Otto-von-Guericke-University in Magdeburg and currently^[when?] works as head of the office for State Minister Rainer Robra in the State Chancellery of Saxony-Anhalt.

She lives with her husband Helge Meeuw and her daughters in Magdeburg.

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