Birgit Treiber
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Born | (1960-02-26) 26 February 1960 (age 64) Oschatz, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Einheit Dresden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 an illegal doping program that greatly improved her swimming abilities.
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]
References
- ^ a b 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 13 November 2012.
- ^ a b Birgit TREIBER. les-sports.info
- ^ "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 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Berliner Zeitung, 8 April 1994.
External links
- Birgit Treiber at Swimrankings.net
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- 1973: Melissa Belote (USA)
- 1975: Birgit Treiber (GDR)
- 1978: Linda Jezek (USA)
- 1982: Cornelia Sirch (GDR)
- 1986: Cornelia Sirch (GDR)
- 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)
- 1994: He Cihong (CHN)
- 1998: Roxana Maracineanu (FRA)
- 2001: Diana Mocanu (ROM)
- 2003: Katy Sexton (GBR)
- 2005: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)
- 2007: Margaret Hoelzer (USA)
- 2009: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)
- 2011: Missy Franklin (USA)
- 2013: Missy Franklin (USA)
- 2015: Emily Seebohm (AUS)
- 2017: Emily Seebohm (AUS)
- 2019: Regan Smith (USA)
- 2022: Kaylee McKeown (AUS)
- 2023: Kaylee McKeown (AUS)
- 2024: Claire Curzan (USA)
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