Cornelia Sirch (born 23 October 1966) is a former East German backstroke swimmer. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in three events and won two bronze medals in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, in which she swam in a preliminary round. In 1982 she was named Swimming World's European Swimmer of the Year, after winning 200 m backstroke at the World Championships in Guayaguil in a world record time of 2:09.91, becoming the first woman to dip under 2 minutes 10 seconds.[1]
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![]() Cornelis Sirch in 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1966-10-23) 23 October 1966 (age 56) Erfurt, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Turbine Erfurt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Between 1983 and 1987 she won six gold and two silver medals at European championships.[2] She retired shortly after the 1988 Olympics and later had serious health problems, which she attributed to doping she had to take as part of the East German training system.[1] Her European Swimmer of the Year title was vacated in 2013, due to her participation in the doping program.[3]
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Preceded by | European Swimmer of the Year 1982 |
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World long-course champions in women's 200 m backstroke | |
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European Champions in Women's 200 m Backstroke | |
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European Champions in Women's 200 m Individual Medley | |
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European champions in women's 4×100 m freestyle relay | |
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European champions in women's 4×200 m freestyle relay | |
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