Cornelia Polit

Olympic athlete

1963 –

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Who is Cornelia Polit?

Cornelia Polit is a former swimmer from East Germany. At age seventeen she won the silver medal in the women's 200 m backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics, behind her team mate Rica Reinisch. She won a silver and a gold medal in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 1981 European Aquatics Championships, respectively. Two years later she repeated this achievement, but in the butterfly events.

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Born
Feb 18, 1963
Teutschenthal
Lived in
  • Teutschenthal

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on July 23, 2013

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