Hannelore Anke

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Hannelore Anke (born December 8, 1957) is a German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received two gold medals.[1] She received three gold medals at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships. She set two world records during her career, in 100 m breaststroke and relay. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1990.[2][3]

[edit] Doping

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  2. ^ "ISHOF 1990 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  3. ^ a b "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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Olympic champions in women's 100 m breaststroke
1968: Đurđica Bjedov | 1972: Catherine Carr | 1976: Hannelore Anke | 1980: Ute Geweniger | 1984: Petra van Staveren | 1988: Tania Dangalakova |
1992: Yelena Rudkovskaya | 1996: Penny Heyns | 2000: Megan Quann | 2004: Luo Xuejuan
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