Astrid Strauss

East German swimmer
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Astrid Strauss
Astrid Strauss in 1983
Personal information
NationalityEast German
Born (1968-12-24) 24 December 1968 (age 55)
East Berlin, East Germany[1]
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubBerliner TSC
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 800 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 800 m freestyle

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

  1. ^ "Astrid Strauss". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ Ewald, Russ (September 1993). "Germany Is Tops In Europe" (PDF). Swimming World. 34 (9): 43. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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