Caren Metschuck

Caren Metschuck

Caren Metschuck (right) in 1978.
Personal information
Nationality	East Germany
Born	(1963-09-27) 27 September 1963 Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany now Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	SC Empor Rostock
Medal record Women's swimming Representing East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 100 m butterfly 1980 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle 1980 Moscow 4×100 m medley 1980 Moscow 100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle 1978 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle European Championship Split 1981 100 m freestyle Split 1981 4×100 m freestyle Split 1981 4×100 m medley

Caren Metschuck (born 27 September 1963) is a German former swimmer and a multiple Olympic gold medalist.

Early life

Metschuck was born in Greifswald, East Germany in 1963.

Career

With the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Metschuck won Olympic gold in the 100 m butterfly. She also won gold in the 4×100 m freestyle relay team and the 4×100 m backstroke relay. Thus she became the most successful female competitor of the 1980 Summer Olympic Games.

One year later, she won the European Championships in Split over 100 m freestyle and triumphed again with the 4×100 m freestyle relay and the 4×100 m medley relay team. After the World Championships 1982 and the world champion title with the 4×100 m freestyle relay, she terminated her short career and became a teacher.

She also competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin.