Hannelore Anke

Medal record

Hannelore Anke
Women's swimming
Competitor for  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold 1976 Montreal 100 m breaststroke
Gold 1976 Montreal 4x100 m medley relay
World Championships (LC)
Gold 1975 Cali 100 m breaststroke
Gold 1975 Cali 200 m breaststroke
Gold 1975 Cali 4x100 medley relay
Silver 1973 Belgrade 200 m breaststroke

Hannelore Anke (born December 8, 1957 in Schlema) 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 the 100 m breaststroke and the medley relay. 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.[3][4][5]

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)