Claudia Pechstein is a German speed skater. She has won five Olympic gold medals. With a total of nine Olympic medals, five gold, two silver, and two bronze, she was previously the most successful Olympic speed skater, male or female, of all time,. Pechstein is the most successful German Winter Olympian of all time. After the World Championships in Norway in February 2009, Pechstein was accused of blood doping and banned from all competitions for two years.
Claudia Nystad is a German top-level woman cross-country skier. She was born in Zschopau, East Germany, and represents the sports club WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal. Besides her civilian sports career, she serves as a sports soldier with the German Federal Armed Forces.
Claudia Losch is a retired German shot putter. She is the 1984 Olympic Champion. Shortly after the Olympics, she competed in the 100 metres at the Friendship Games in Prague, which were held as an event for sportspeople from Communist countries who were boycotting that year's Olympics: she was unable to repeat her Olympic medal success there. At the 1988 Olympic Games, she finished fifth. She is also the 1989 World Indoor Champion and won the European Indoor title three times.
Imke Duplitzer is a German épée fencer. Imke is a four time Olympian where she placed 10th, 5th, 5th, and 29th respectively. She also fenced in three team events at the Olympics, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the team épée competition with Britta Heidemann and Claudia Bokel. During the 2006 World Fencing Championships, she won the bronze medal after beating Romania in the épée team event together with her teammates Claudia Bokel, Britta Heidemann and Marijana Markovic. She is also a two-time European Champion in the individual event as well as being a part of the Gold medal-winning team in 1998.
Johannes Schettel is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1989 FIL World Luge Championships in Winterberg, West Germany.
Lynn Marie Vidali, also known by her married name Lynn Gautschi, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
Manuela Ruben is a former figure skater who competed in ladies' singles for West Germany. She is the 1984 European silver medalist and three-time West German national champion (1982–84). She placed seventh at the 1984 Winter Olympics and sixth at the 1984 World Championships.
Claudia Salman-Rath is a German athlete who specialises in the heptathlon.
Claudia Blasberg is a German rower.
Claudia Hempel is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Claudia Malzahn is a German judoka. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's 63 kg, but was defeated in the first round.
Judith Hauser is a German group rhythmic gymnast.
Nicole Müller was a German group rhythmic gymnast. She represented her nation at international competitions.
Sara Radman is a German group rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions.
Christiane Klumpp is a retired German rhythmic gymnast.
Diana Schmiemann is a retired German rhythmic gymnast.
Marion Rothhaar is a retired German rhythmic gymnast.
Claudia Steger is a German sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics representing West Germany.
Claudia Weber is a German former judoka. She competed in the women's heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Claudia Sturm is a German handball player who played for the West German national team. She was born in Heppenheim. She represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the West German team placed fourth.
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