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Ulrike Richter
Ulrike Richter in 1973
Personal information
NationalityEast German
Born (1959-06-17) 17 June 1959 (age 65)
Görlitz, Saxony, East Germany now Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSC Einheit Dresden
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Belgrade 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1975 Cali 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1975 Cali 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Cali 200 m backstroke
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping 200 m backstroke

Ulrike Richter (born 17 June 1959) is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she won three gold medals.[1] She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975. Richter set fourteen world records during her career, in 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and medley relay. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1983.[2][3]

Doping

Officials from the East German team have later confessed that they had administered performance enchancing drugs to Richter during her career.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Ulrike Richter. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "ISHOF 1983 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on 3 May 2008)
  3. ^ a b "ULRIKE RICHTER (GDR) – 1983 Honor Swimmer" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on 3 May 2008)
  4. ^ "The East German Doping Machine" Archived 2008-04-24 at the Wayback Machine – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on 3 May 2008)
  5. ^ "OLYMPICS; U.S. May Seek to Change Medals Won by East Germans" – The New York Times (20 October 1998) (Retrieved on 3 May 2008)
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