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East German swimmer

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Christiane Knacke
Christiane Knacke in 1978
Personal information
Born (1962-04-17) 17 April 1962 (age 62)
Berlin, Germany
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 100 m butterfly
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping 100 m butterfly

Christiane Knacke (later Driesener then Sommer, born 17 April 1962) is a retired swimmer from East Germany who specialized in the 100 m butterfly. In this event she won a silver medal at the 1977 European Aquatics Championships and a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to break the one-minute barrier in the event, when she clocked 59.78 on 28 August 1977, setting a new world record.

In 1989 she admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs against her will.

She married twice, changing her last name to Driesener and then to Sommer. Her daughter Jennifer was born in 1983.

References

  1. ^ Christiane Knacke. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Swimmer admits using steroids, De Welt, via Deseret News, 14 July 1989, mirror
Records
Preceded byEast Germany Kornelia Ender Women's 100 metre butterfly
world record holder (long course)
28 August 1977 – 3 July 1978 		Succeeded byEast Germany Andrea Pollack


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