Kornelia Ender

Kornelia Ender

Kornelia Ender (born 25 October 1958 in Plauen) is an East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times. It was later proven that the East German team doctors had systematically administered steroids to their athletes [ [http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2000/07/37631 E. German Olympic Dopers Guilty ] ] (albeit without the athletes' knowledge). As an athlete who had exhibited symptoms of steroid use in 1976 (deep voice, overdeveloped body), the revelations cast strong suspicion on the validity of Ender's accomplishments.

Ender trained from a young age and won her first Olympic medals as a 13-year-old at the 1972 Olympics in Munich: three silver medals, including one in the individual 200m medley, finishing behind Australia's Shane Gould.

Over the following years she broke 32 world records in individual events, including the four at the Montreal Games.

Ender was married for six years to East German backstroke swimmer and multiple Olympic champion Roland Matthes. She is now married to former East German - German athlete and bobsledder Steffen Grummt.

References

*Lord, Craig (Mar 26, 2004). [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12772-1052287,00.html Olympic heroes] . "Times Online"



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