Ulrike Tauber

Ulrike Tauber

Ulrike Tauber in 1974
Personal information
Nationality	East Germany
Born	(1958-06-16) 16 June 1958 Karl-Marx-Stadt, Sachsen, East Germany now Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly Medley
Club	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for  East Germany Olympic Games Gold 1976 Montreal 400 m medley Silver 1976 Montreal 200 m butterfly World Championships Gold 1975 Cali 400 m medley Silver 1975 Cali 200 m medley Silver 1978 Berlin 400 m medley Bronze 1978 Berlin 200 m medley European Championships Gold 1974 Vienna 200 m medley Gold 1974 Vienna 400 m medley Gold 1977 Jönköping 200 m medley Gold 1977 Jönköping 400 m medley Silver 1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke Silver 1974 Vienna 200 m backstroke

Ulrike Tauber (born 16 June 1958) is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There she also captured the silver medal in the women's 200 m butterfly. In the 1970s Tauber set numerous world records in the 200 m and 200  m individual medley.^[1]

References

Tauber in 1978

Records
Preceded by Andrea Hubner	Women's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 18 August 1974 – 5 June 1976	Succeeded by Kornelia Ender
Preceded by Kornelia Ender	Women's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 10 July 1977 – 2 August 1978	Succeeded by Tracy Caulkins
Preceded by Gudrun Wegner	Women's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 21 August 1974 – 1 June 1976	Succeeded by Birgit Treiber
Preceded by Birgit Treiber	Women's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 24 July 1976 – 23 August 1978	Succeeded by Tracy Caulkins