Christel Justen
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| Born |
10 October 1957 Oosterhout, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
| Died |
20 January 2005 (aged 47) Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Christel Justen (10 October 1957 – 20 January 2005) was a German breaststroke swimmer who won one gold and one silver medal at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships.[1] The same year she set a new world record in the 100 m breastroke event and was selected as the German Sportspersonality of the Year.[2]
She retired soon after 1974 to focus on her studies and later worked as a sports coach and physiotherapist. It was later revealed in 1993 that as a teenager she was given anabolic steroids by her coach without knowledge or consent of her parents.[3][4] She died of natural causes, aged 47.[2]
References
- ↑ Christel JUSTEN. les-sports.info
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jos van Kuijeren (21 January 2005). Voormalig werelrecordhoudster Justen overleden. zwemkroniek.com
- ↑ Christel Justen Der Spegel (21 January 2005).
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung (15 January 1993), Jauernig, Schober, Quaisser.
External links
- Christel Justen. munzinger.de
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