East German swimmer
 Treiber in 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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.
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. 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.
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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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