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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.

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Birgit Treiber

Treiber in 1979
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1960-02-26) 26 February 1960 (age 62) Oschatz, Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	SC 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]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Birgit Treiber.

• Birgit Treiber at Swimrankings.net

На других языках

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[it] Birgit Treiber

Birgit Treiber (Oschatz, 26 febbraio 1960) è un'ex nuotatrice tedesca orientale.

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[ru] Трайбер, Биргит

Биргит Трайбер(-Байнрот) (нем. Birgit Treiber(-Beinroth); род. 26 февраля 1960, Ошац, Лейпциг) — восточногерманская пловчиха, чемпионка Европы, чемпионка и призёр чемпионатов мира, призёр Олимпийских игр, участница двух Олимпиад, рекордсменка Европы, мира и Олимпийских игр.

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