Ulrike Tauber
Ulrike Tauber (born 16 June 1958) is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There she also captured the silver medal in the women's 200 m butterfly. In the 1970s Tauber set numerous world records in the 200 m and 200 m individual medley.[1]
Ulrike Tauber in 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | East German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Karl-Marx-Stadt, Sachsen, East Germany now Germany | 16 June 1958||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly Medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Karl-Marx-Stadt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Ulrike Tauber. sports-reference.com
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Preceded by Andrea Hubner |
Women's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 18 August 1974 – 5 June 1976 |
Succeeded by Kornelia Ender |
Preceded by Kornelia Ender |
Women's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 10 July 1977 – 2 August 1978 |
Succeeded by Tracy Caulkins |
Preceded by Gudrun Wegner |
Women's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 21 August 1974 – 1 June 1976 |
Succeeded by Birgit Treiber |
Preceded by Birgit Treiber |
Women's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 24 July 1976 – 23 August 1978 |
Succeeded by Tracy Caulkins |
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