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

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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