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At the age of 15, Friedrich won five gold medals in the 1985 European championships and won four more in the World Championship the next year. She had not lost in a single major international championship in any event until she was defeated by Janet Evans in the 400m in the Seoul Olympics, taking the silver medal. Friedrich had already won the gold medal in the 200m freestyle on the previous day.[1]
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