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Birgit Treiber |
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| Women's swimming | ||
| Competitor for East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games [1] | ||
| Silver | 1976 Montreal | 100 m backstroke |
| Silver | 1976 Montreal | 200 m backstroke |
| Bronze | 1980 Moscow | 200 m backstroke |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1975 Cali | 200 m backstroke |
| Silver | 1975 Cali | 100 m backstroke |
| Silver | 1978 Berlin | 4×100 m medley |
| Silver | 1978 Berlin | 200 m backstroke |
| Silver | 1978 Berlin | 100 m backstroke |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1977 Jönköping | 100 m backstroke |
| Gold | 1977 Jönköping | 200 m backstroke |
| Gold | 1977 Jönköping | 4×100 m medley |
Birgit Treiber (born 26 February 1960) is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic, having won two silver medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal and a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow.
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She began her international career in 1975 as 15-year-old after winning the World Cup championship in World Record Time about 200 meters back in 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali. Also at the Championships, she was Vice-World Champion in 100 meters breaststroke distance.
In 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, she won the 100 meters and 200 meters backstroke silver respectively] behind Ulrike Richter. In the same year they also improved the world record in the 400-meter individual medley and 200 meters backstroke. In the European LC Championships 1977 in Swedish Jönköping it was above 100 meters and 200 meters backstroke as well as with the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay European champion.
1978, it was again three times Vice World Champion before the bronze medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow about 100 meters back, won a last international medal and her swimming career ended then.
After her career as a top athlete, she was Dentist.
In the course of the GDR doping process and the related research, and archives reappraised the practices of the GDR doctors and sports officials were found among others drugs plan targets by Birgit Drivers.[2]
((Commons | Category: Birgit Drivers | Driver Birgit))
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