Ulrike Richter

Ulrike Richter (later Schmidt, 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]

Ulrike Richter
Ulrike Richter in 1973
Personal information
NationalityEast German
Born (1959-06-17) 17 June 1959
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
1976 Montreal100 m backstroke
1976 Montreal200 m backstroke
1976 Montreal4×100 m medley
World Championships
1973 Belgrade100 m backstroke
1973 Belgrade4×100 m medley
1975 Cali100 m backstroke
1975 Cali4×100 m medley
1975 Cali200 m backstroke
European Championships
1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke
1974 Vienna 200 m backstroke
1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley
1977 Jönköping 4×100 m medley
1977 Jönköping 100 m backstroke
1977 Jönköping 200 m backstroke

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]

See also

References
  1. Ulrike Richter. sports-reference.com
  2. "ISHOF 1983 Honorees" Archived 14 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on 3 May 2008)
  3. "ULRIKE RICHTER (GDR) – 1983 Honor Swimmer" Archived 7 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on 3 May 2008)
  4. "The East German Doping Machine" Archived 24 April 2008 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)
Ulrike Richter in 1973
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