Ulrike Tauber

Ulrike Tauber (born 16 June 1958) is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There she also captured the silver medal in the women's 200 m butterfly. In the 1970s Tauber set numerous world records in the 200 m and 200 m individual medley.[1]

Ulrike Tauber
Ulrike Tauber in 1974
Personal information
NationalityEast German
Born (1958-06-16) 16 June 1958
Karl-Marx-Stadt, Sachsen, East Germany now Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medley
ClubSC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal 200 m butterfly
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1975 Cali400 m medley
Silver medal – second place1975 Cali200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1978 Berlin 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 200 m medley
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1977 Jönköping 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1977 Jönköping 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1974 Vienna 200 m backstroke

See also

References
  1. Ulrike Tauber. sports-reference.com
Tauber in 1978


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