Ulrike Richter

Olympic athlete

1959 –

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Who is Ulrike Richter?

Ulrike Richter is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she won three gold medals. She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975. Richter set fourteen world records during her career, in 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and medley relay. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1983.

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Born
Jun 17, 1959
Görlitz
Nationality
  • Germany
Lived in
  • Görlitz

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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