Ulrike Tauber

Ulrike Tauber
Ulrike Tauber in 1974
Personal information
NationalityEast German
Born (1958-06-16) 16 June 1958 (age 67)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medley
ClubSC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal 200 m butterfly
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Cali 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1978 Berlin 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 200 m medley
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1977 Jönköping 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1977 Jönköping 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1974 Vienna 200 m backstroke

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] In 1974 and 1977, Swimming World magazine awarded Tauber the titles of Swimmer of the Year and European Swimmer of the Year. In 1988 Tauber was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. It was later revealed that she had used doping during competitions, like many other athletes from the GDR. In 2013, Swimming World stripped her of all titles.

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References

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  1. ^ Ulrike Tauber. sports-reference.com
Tauber in 1978


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