Ulrike Richter

Ulrike Richter (born June 17, 1959) is a German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received three gold medals. [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=SWI "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming"] – "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)] She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975. Richter set fourteen world records during her career, in "100 m backstroke", "200 m backstroke", and relay. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1983. [http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/class/honorees1983.html "ISHOF 1983 Honorees"] – "International Swimming Hall of Fame" (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)] [http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/83/83urichter.html "ULRIKE RICHTER (GDR) – 1983 Honor Swimmer"] – "International Swimming Hall of Fame" (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)]

Doping

Officials from the East German team have later confessed that they had administered performance enchancing drugs to Richter during her career. [http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/german_doping.htm "The East German Doping Machine"] – "International Swimming Hall of Fame" (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)] [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E7D8143DF933A15753C1A96E958260 "OLYMPICS; U.S. May Seek to Change Medals Won by East Germans"] – "The New York Times (October 20, 1998)" (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)]

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