Heike Friedrich

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Medal record
Women's Swimming
Olympic Games
Competitor for Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany
Gold 1988 Seoul 200 m Freestyle
Silver 1988 Seoul 400 m Freestyle
World Championships - Long Course
Gold 1986 Madrid 200 m Freestyle
Gold 1986 Madrid 400 m Freestyle
Gold 1986 Madrid 4x100 m Freestyle
Gold 1986 Madrid 4x200 m Freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Competitor for Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany
Gold 1985 Sofia 100 m Freestyle
Gold 1985 Sofia 200 m Freestyle
Gold 1985 Sofia 4x100 m Freestyle
Gold 1985 Sofia 4x200 m Freestyle
Gold 1985 Sofia 4x100 m Medley
Gold 1987 Strasbourg 200 m Freestyle
Gold 1987 Strasbourg 400 m Freestyle
Gold 1987 Strasbourg 4x100 m Freestyle
Gold 1987 Strasbourg 4x200 m Freestyle
Competitor for Flag of Germany Germany
Silver 1991 Athens 4x200 m Freestyle

Heike Friedrich (born April 18, 1970 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

At the age of 15, Friedrich won five gold medals in the 1985 European championships and won four more in the World Championship the next year. She had not lost in a single major international championship in any event when she was defeated by Janet Evans in the 400 m in the Seoul Olympics. Freidrich had already won the 200 m freestyle on the previous day.

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Records
Preceded by
Flag of the German Democratic Republic Kristin Otto
Women's 200 metre Freestyle
World Record Holder (Long Course)

June 18, 1986September 6, 1994
Succeeded by
Flag of Germany Franziska van Almsick