| Medal record | ||
Szymkowiak (right) at the 2010 Winter Olympics women's skeleton medal ceremony. |
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| Women's Skeleton | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2010 Vancouver | Women |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2004 Königssee | Women |
| Bronze | 2008 Altenberg | Women |
| Bronze | 2009 Lake Placid | Women |
| World Cup Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2009–10 | Women |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Altenberg | Women |
| Silver | 2004 Altenberg | Women |
| Silver | 2010 Innsbruck | Women |
| Bronze | 2008 Cesana | Women |
Kerstin Szymkowiak (born Kerstin Jürgens on 19 December 1977 in Siegen) is a German skeleton racer who has competed since 2002. She won three bronze medals in the women's skeleton event, earning them in 2004, 2008, and 2009.
Her best overall seasonal finish in the women's Skeleton World Cup title was third in 2004-5.
Jürgens married after the 2007-08 Skeleton World Cup season and has been competing since in the 2008-09 Skeleton World Cup season under her married name. She finished second behind defending world champion Anja Huber of Germany in the season opener at Winterberg on November 28, 2008.
Szymkowiak's nickname is the "Ice Tiger" (Eistiger in German). She earned the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.