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Ute Geweniger

1964 - Today

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Ute Geweniger (later Strauß, born 24 February 1964) is a former breaststroke and medley swimmer who was a leading member of the East German swimming team in the 1980s. She won two Olympic gold medals, in the 100 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and set seven individual and two relay world records. She was named by Swimming World Magazine as World Swimmer of the Year in 1983 and as the European Swimmer of the Year in 1981 and 1983. In 2005, she admitted that her performance had been supported by doping. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Ute Geweniger is the 220th most popular swimmer (down from 186th in 2024), the 5,805th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,768th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular German Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ute Geweniger ranks 220 out of 709. Before her are Kiki Caron, Keena Rothhammer, Wilhelm Lützow, Petra Thümer, Hilda James, and Katinka Hosszú. After her are Tamás Darnyi, Caren Metschuck, Judy Grinham, Stephen Rerych, Ines Geissler, and László Cseh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Ute Geweniger ranks 597. Before her are Ola Lindgren, Gaetano Manfredi, Jean-François Copé, Buzz Osborne, Adam Shankman, and Levon Julfalakyan. After her are Akihiro Nagashima, Aleksandar Hemon, María Dueñas, Pia Douwes, Dean Winters, and John Salley.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ute Geweniger ranks 5,808 out of 7,253. Before her are Gonzalo Castro (1987), Kathrin Neimke (1966), Jürgen Straub (1953), Kirsten Emmelmann (1961), Helmut Roleder (1953), and Tia Mowry (1978). After her are Martin Schmitt (1978), Caren Metschuck (1963), Peter Angerer (1959), Jessica Schwarz (1977), Erwin Sellering (1949), and Carina Wiese (1968).

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Among SWIMMERS In Germany

Among swimmers born in Germany, Ute Geweniger ranks 22. Before her are Michael Gross (1964), Rica Reinisch (1965), Ulrike Tauber (1958), Jörg Woithe (1963), Wilhelm Lützow (1892), and Petra Thümer (1961). After her are Caren Metschuck (1963), Ines Geissler (1963), Heike Friedrich (1970), Paul Biedermann (1986), Petra Schneider (1963), and Silke Hörner (1965).

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