Ulrike Richter

Ulrike Richter

Ulrike Richter (1973)

Personal information

Surname:

Ulrike Richter

Nation:

German Democratic Republic

Swimming style (s) :

move

Birthday:

June 17, 1959

Place of birth:

Goerlitz

Size:

1.73 m

Medal table

Medals

Olympic games
gold	1976 Montreal	100 m back
gold	1976 Montreal	200 m back
gold	1976 Montreal	4 × 100 m layers
World Championship
gold	1973 Belgrade	100 m back
gold	1973 Belgrade	4 × 100 m layers
gold	1975 Cali	100 m back
gold	1975 Cali	4 × 100 m layers
bronze	1975 Cali	100 m back
European Championship
gold	1974 Vienna	100 m back
gold	1974 Vienna	200 m back
gold	1974 Vienna	4 × 100 m layers
gold	1977 Jönköping	4 × 100 m layers
silver	1977 Jönköping	100 m back
silver	1977 Jönköping	200 m back

Ulrike Richter-Schmidt , b. Richter, (born June 17, 1959 in Görlitz ) is a former German swimmer who competed for the SC Einheit Dresden and the GDR .

Career

She achieved her greatest successes in the backstroke . As a 14-year-old she swam a world record (2: 20.51 min) in the 100 meters back in 1973 . At the European Championships in 1974 , she won the title over 100 meters and 200 meters back as well as the GDR's 4 × 100 meter relay in new world record times .

At the 1975 World Championships in Cali , she was also able to win gold over 100 meters back. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal , she was Olympic champion over 100 meters and 200 meters back and with the 4 × 100 meter relay relay.

In 1976 she received the Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold for her achievements at the Summer Olympics ; in 1974 she was awarded this silver medal. In 1983 she was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame . After the admission, team officials confessed to performance-enhancing doping, which is why their entry in the Hall of Fame today has a corresponding footnote.

Resignation and private matters

In 1977 she resigned from competitive sports. It is with the former East German Oberliga - football player Volker Schmidt married.

literature

Klaus Gallinat, Olaf W. Reimann: Richter, Ulrike . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .

Web links

Commons : Ulrike Richter - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Ulrike Richter in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
Ulrike Richter in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
Ulrike Richter in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ Olympic champion Ulrike Richter-Schmidt: "We are all fighting for Leipzig" www.dosb.de September 22, 2003
↑ world champion. German Swimming Association, accessed on April 22, 2020 .
↑ About the honor for the Olympic team of the GDR. Awarded high government awards. Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold. In: New Germany . ZEFYS newspaper portal of the Berlin State Library , September 10, 1976, p. 4 , accessed on April 10, 2018 (free registration required).
↑ Ulrike Richter in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Judge, Ulrike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schmidt, Ulrike (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 17, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH	Goerlitz

[1] Olympic champion Ulrike Richter-Schmidt: "We are all fighting for Leipzig" www.dosb.de September 22, 2003

[2] world champion. German Swimming Association, accessed on April 22, 2020 .

[3] About the honor for the Olympic team of the GDR. Awarded high government awards. Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold. In: New Germany . ZEFYS newspaper portal of the Berlin State Library , September 10, 1976, p. 4 , accessed on April 10, 2018 (free registration required).

[4] Ulrike Richter in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)