Ulrike Richter

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Ulrike Richter (born June 17, 1959) is a German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received 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 relay. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1983.^[2]^[3]

[edit] 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]

[edit] References

^ "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
^ "ISHOF 1983 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
^ ^a ^b "ULRIKE RICHTER (GDR) – 1983 Honor Swimmer" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
^ "The East German Doping Machine" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
^ "OLYMPICS; U.S. May Seek to Change Medals Won by East Germans" – The New York Times (October 20, 1998) (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)

v • d • e Olympic champions in women's 100 m backstroke

1924: Sybil Bauer 1928: Marie Braun 1932: Eleanor Holm 1936: Nida Senff 1948: Karen Harup 1952: Joan Harrison 1956: Judy Grinham 1960: Lynn Burke 1964: Cathy Ferguson 1968: Kaye Hall 1972: Melissa Belote 1976: Ulrike Richter 1980: Rica Reinisch 1984: Theresa Andrews 1988: Kristin Otto 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi 1996: Beth Botsford 2000: Diana Mocanu 2004: Natalie Coughlin

v • d • e Olympic champions in women's 200 m backstroke

1968: Lillian Watson \| 1972: Melissa Belote \| 1976: Ulrike Richter \| 1980: Rica Reinisch \| 1984: Jolanda de Rover \| 1988: Krisztina Egerszegi \| 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi \| 1996: Krisztina Egerszegi \| 2000: Diana Mocanu \| 2004: Kirsty Coventry