Ulrike Tauber

Ulrike Tauber

Ulrike Tauber in 1974
Personal information
Nationality	East German
Born	(1958-06-16) 16 June 1958 Karl-Marx-Stadt, Sachsen, East Germany now Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly Medley
Club	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record Women's swimming Representing East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 400 m medley 1976 Montreal 200 m butterfly World Championships 1975 Cali 400 m medley 1975 Cali 200 m medley 1978 Berlin 400 m medley 1978 Berlin 200 m medley European Championships 1974 Vienna 200 m medley 1974 Vienna 400 m medley 1977 Jönköping 200 m medley 1977 Jönköping 400 m medley 1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke 1974 Vienna 200 m backstroke

Ulrike Tauber (born 16 June 1958) is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There she also captured the silver medal in the women's 200 m butterfly. In the 1970s Tauber set numerous world records in the 200 m and 200 m individual medley. In 1974 and 1977, Swimming World magazine awarded Tauber the titles of Swimmer of the Year and European Swimmer of the Year. In 1988 Tauber was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. It was later revealed that she had used doping during competitions, like many other athletes from the GDR. In 2013, Swimming World stripped her of all titles.

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)

References

Tauber in 1978