Manuela Stellmach (born 22 February 1970 in

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) is a former freestyle

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from

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, who was a member of the women's relay team that won the gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the

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. At the same tournament she captured the bronze medal in the individual 200 m freestyle. Four years later, when

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hosted the

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, Stellmach ended up third (bronze) with the women's relay team from the Unified Germany.

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