Katja Dedekind
- January 10, 2024
- Swimmer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Katja Dedekind |
| Occupation | Swimmer |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 17, 2001(2001-08-17) |
| Age | 23 |
| Birthplace | Durban |
| Country | South Africa |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Katja Dedekind Biography
| Name | Katja Dedekind |
| Birthday | Aug 17 |
| Birth Year | 2001 |
| Place Of Birth | Durban |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
Katja Dedekind is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on August 17, 2001 in Durban, South Africa. Dedekind was born on August 17, 2001. She was born in Durban, South Africa. She has twin brothers. Due to congenital cataracts as well as amblyopia. She is blind in her right eye, and has limited vision in her left eye.
The year 2016, Dedekind was selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. She took part in four events and earned one podium position. She took home bronze in the women’s 100m backstroke S13. She was seventh in the 400 freestyle S13, a distance of m. But she was unable to make it to the finals in 50m freestyle S13, 100m freestyle S13, and 100 m freestyle S13.
In March 2018, Dedekind had the honour of being a Queen’s Baton Relay runner as one of 3500 Australians for the XXI Commonwealth Games.
She started playing goalball in 2012 after participating in an open ‘come and play’ day. At the 2012 Australian Goalball Championships in Melbourne she won the honour of “Best Junior Defensive Player”. She was part on the winning squad for the 2013 Australian Invitational Cup in Sydney.
Katja Dedekind Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Katja Dedekind is one of the richest Swimmer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Katja Dedekind 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Katja Dedekind (born 17 August 2001) is an Australian Paralympic vision- impaired swimmer and goalball player. She was awarded a bronze swimming medal in the Rio 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Dedekind started swimming as a child along with her twin brother however, she did not begin competing until 2012. In 2015, at the Swimming Queensland Sprint Championships, she received the “Swimmer of the Meet’ award for those who have a disability. In 2015 she was awarded 5 silver and 3 gold medals during the SSA Pacific School Games. At the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships, she took home an Olympic bronze in the female 200-meter freestyle. She was also fifth in the in the women’s 50 m backstroke event and the women’s 50m butterfly. She is a part of the UQ Swim Club and was trained by David Heyden.
In August 2018 at the Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships in Cairns, Queensland, just before her seventeenth birthday, Dedekind took gold with her fastest competitive time for the 100 m backstroke. She also achieved bronze in the women’s 200 m individual medley for the SM12/13 classification, and silver in the 400 m freestyle S13. A member of the Australian Dolphins swim team, Dedekind is preparing for 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, with her coach Nathan Doyle.
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Katja Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Katja Dedekind celebrates birthday on August 17 of every year.