Cornelia Sirch
Cornelis Sirch in 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Erfurt, Germany | 23 October 1966|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Turbine Erfurt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cornelia Sirch (born 23 October 1966 in Erfurt, East Germany) is a former 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]
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]
References
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- 1 2 Cornelia Sirch. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Cornelia SIRCH. les-sports.info
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Ute Geweniger |
European Swimmer of the Year 1982 |
Succeeded by Ute Geweniger |