Astrid Strauss
East German swimmer
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![]() Astrid Strauss in 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | East German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-12-24) 24 December 1968 (age 55) East Berlin, East Germany[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Berliner TSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Astrid Strauss or, rarely, Strauß (born 24 December 1968 in Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 800 m freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
In May 1992, she tested positive for testosterone and was suspended from competition.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Astrid Strauss". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Ewald, Russ (September 1993). "Germany Is Tops In Europe" (PDF). Swimming World. 34 (9): 43. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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World long-course champions in women's 800 m freestyle
- 1973:
Novella Calligaris (ITA)
- 1975:
Jennifer Turrall (AUS)
- 1978:
Tracey Wickham (AUS)
- 1982:
Kim Linehan (USA)
- 1986:
Astrid Strauss (GDR)
- 1991:
Janet Evans (USA)
- 1994:
Janet Evans (USA)
- 1998:
Brooke Bennett (USA)
- 2001:
Hannah Stockbauer (GER)
- 2003:
Hannah Stockbauer (GER)
- 2005:
Kate Ziegler (USA)
- 2007:
Kate Ziegler (USA)
- 2009:
Lotte Friis (DEN)
- 2011:
Rebecca Adlington (GBR)
- 2013:
Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2015:
Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2017:
Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2019:
Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2022:
Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2023:
Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2024:
Simona Quadarella (ITA)
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