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Ulrike Richter

1959 - Today

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Ulrike Richter (later Schmidt, born 17 June 1959) 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 14 world records during her career, in 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and medley relay. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ulrike Richter is the 107th most popular swimmer (up from 128th in 2019), the 4,922nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,427th in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ulrike Richter ranks 107 out of 709. Before her are Tity Dumbuya, Jan Henne, Ragnhild Hveger, Ethel Lackie, Oscar Grégoire, and Matt Biondi. After her are Lynn Burke, László Szabados, Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Gunnar Larsson, Ada Kok, and Gilbert Bozon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Ulrike Richter ranks 311. Before her are Rineke Dijkstra, Craig Armstrong, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Anne Smith, Fyodor Cherenkov, and Hiroshi Soejima. After her are Lone Scherfig, Ali Ahmeti, Dainis Kūla, Thomas Calabro, Marie Richardson, and Saida Gunba.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ulrike Richter ranks 4,925 out of 7,253. Before her are Benedikt Höwedes (1988), Veronica Ferres (1965), Johanna Lüttge (1936), Ludwig Thoma (1867), Richard Andree (1835), and Reinhold Mack (1901). After her are Klaus Bonsack (1941), Oskar Messter (1866), Jürgen Kissner (1942), Jonathan Tah (1996), Rudolf Geiger (1894), and Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1704).

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Among SWIMMERS In Germany

Among swimmers born in Germany, Ulrike Richter ranks 9. Before her are Otto Fahr (1892), Barbara Krause (1959), Erich Rademacher (1901), Hilde Schrader (1910), Emil Rausch (1883), and Georg Zacharias (1884). After her are Andrea Pollack (1961), Max Hainle (1882), Max Schöne (1880), Hannelore Anke (1957), Ines Diers (1963), and Julius Frey (1881).

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