Birgit Treiber

Birgit Treiber (born 26 February 1960) is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic. She won one gold and two silver medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] It was later proven she was extensively involved in a illegal doping program that greatly improved her swimming abilities.

Birgit Treiber
Treiber in 1979
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1960-02-26) 26 February 1960
Oschatz, Germany
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSC Einheit Dresden
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley
1976 Montreal 100 m backstroke
1976 Montreal 200 m backstroke
1980 Moscow 200 m backstroke
World Championships
1975 Cali 200 m backstroke
1975 Cali 100 m backstroke
1978 Berlin 4×100 m medley
1978 Berlin 200 m backstroke
1978 Berlin 100 m backstroke
European Championships
1977 Jönköping 100 m backstroke
1977 Jönköping 200 m backstroke
1977 Jönköping 4×100 m medley

Career

She began her international career in 1975, setting a new world record in the 200 m backstroke at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships, where she also won silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke.[2]

At the 1976 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. She swam only in the preliminary round, where the East Germany team set a new Olympic record. In the 100 meters and 200 meters backstroke she finished second behind Ulrike Richter.[1] In the same year she set world records in the 400 m individual medley and 200 m backstroke. Next year she won three gold medals at the European LC Championships 1977.[2]

After winning three silver medals at the 1978 and a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics she ended her swimming career and became a dentist. It was later revealed that she was involved in the East Germany doping program.[3]

Treiber in 1978

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Birgit Treiber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.
  2. Birgit TREIBER. les-sports.info
  3. "Staatsplanthema 14.25" von 1988 legte exakte Anabolika-Dosen fest Doping in der DDR (4): Mißbrauch von Aufputschmittel an 13jährige Mädchen: Kinder – Spielbälle für Mediziner und Trainer Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine. Berliner Zeitung, 8 April 1994.


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