Hannelore Anke

Hannelore Anke

Hannelore Anke in 1975
Personal information
Nationality East German
Born (1957-12-08) 8 December 1957
Schlema, Thuringia, East Germany
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
Club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt

Hannelore Anke (born 8 December 1957) is a retired German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. She had her best achievements in the 100 m breaststroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay. In these two events she won gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics[1] and 1975 World Aquatics Championships, and set two world records. In 1975, she also won a world title in the 100 m breaststroke. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1990.[2][3]

Doping

Officials from the East German team have later admitted that they administered performance enchancing drugs to Hannelore Anke during her career.[1][3][4][5]

References

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  1. 1 2 Hannelore Anke. sports-reference.com
  2. "ISHOF 1990 Honorees" International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  3. 1 2 "HANNELORE ANKE (GDR) 1990 Honor Swimmer" International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  4. "The East German Doping Machine" International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  5. "OLYMPICS; U.S. May Seek to Change Medals Won by East Germans" The New York Times (October 20, 1998) (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
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