Kornelia Ender
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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Competitor for  East Germany |
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| Women’s Swimming | |||
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 200m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 100m Butterfly | |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 4x100m Medley Relay | |
| Silver | 1976 Montreal | 4x100m Freestyle Relay | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 200m Individual Medley | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 4x100m Freestyle Relay | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 4x100m Medley Relay | |
Kornelia Ender (born October 25, 1958 in Bitterfeld) is an East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times.
Ender trained from a young age and won her first Olympic medals as a 13-year-old at the 1972 Olympics in Munich: three silver medals, including one in the individual 200m medley, finishing behind Australia's Shane Gould.
Over the following years she broke 32 world records in individual events, including the four at the Montreal Games. Ender was married for six years with East German backstroke swimmer and multiple Olympic champion Roland Matthes.
[edit] References
- Lord, Craig (Mar 26, 2004). Olympic heroes. Times Online
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| Olympic champions in women's 100 m freestyle |
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| 1912: Fanny Durack | 1920: Ethelda Bleibtrey | 1924: Ethel Lackie | 1928: Albina Osipowich | 1932: Helene Madison | 1936: Rie Mastenbroek | 1948: Greta Andersen | 1952: Katalin Szöke | 1956: Dawn Fraser | 1960: Dawn Fraser | 1964: Dawn Fraser | 1968: Jan Henne | 1972: Sandra Neilson | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Barbara Krause | 1984: Nancy Hogshead-Carrie Steinseifer | 1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Yong Zhuang | 1996: Jingyi Le | 2000: Inge de Bruijn | 2004: Jodie Henry |
| Olympic champions in women's 200 m freestyle |
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| 1968: Debbie Meyer | 1972: Shane Gould | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Barbara Krause | 1984: Mary Waite | 1988: Heike Friedrich | 1992: Nicole Haislett | 1996: Claudia Poll | 2000: Susie O'Neill | 2004: Camelia Potec |
| Olympic champions in women's 100 m butterfly |
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| 1956: Shelley Mann | 1960: Carolyn Schuler | 1964: Sharon Stouder | 1968: Lyn McClements | 1972: Mayumi Aoki | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Caren Metschuck | 1984: Mary T. Meagher | 1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Qian Hong | 1996: Amy Van Dyken | 2000: Inge de Bruijn | 2004: Petria Thomas |
