Birgit Treiber

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Birgit Treiber
Birgit Treiber 1979.jpg
Treiber in 1979
Personal information
Born (1960-02-26) 26 February 1960 (age 65)
Oschatz, East Germany
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
Club SC Einheit Dresden
Medal record
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Montreal 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Montreal 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1980 Moscow 200 m backstroke
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Cali 200 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Cali 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Berlin 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Berlin 200 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Berlin 100 m backstroke
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Jönköping 100 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Jönköping 200 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m medley

Birgit Treiber (born 26 February 1960) is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic. She won one gold and two silver medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1] It was later proven she was extensively involved in an illegal doping program that greatly improved her swimming abilities.

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Career

She began her international career in 1975, setting a new world record in the 200 m backstroke at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships, where she also won silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke. [2]

At the 1976 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. She swam only in the preliminary round, where the East Germany team set a new Olympic record. In the 100 meters and 200 meters backstroke she finished second behind Ulrike Richter. [1] In the same year she set world records in the 400 m individual medley and 200 m backstroke. Next year she won three gold medals at the European LC Championships 1977. [2]

After winning three silver medals at the 1978 and a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics she ended her swimming career and became a dentist. It was later revealed that she was involved in the East Germany doping program. [3]

Treiber in 1978 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-T0703-0017, Birgit Treiber.jpg
Treiber in 1978

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Birgit Treiber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 Birgit TREIBER. les-sports.info
  3. "Staatsplanthema 14.25" von 1988 legte exakte Anabolika-Dosen fest Doping in der DDR (4): Mißbrauch von Aufputschmittel an 13jährige Mädchen: Kinder – Spielbälle für Mediziner und Trainer Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Berliner Zeitung, 8 April 1994.