Kornelia Ender
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| Medal record | |||
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| Women’s Swimming | |||
Competitor for  East Germany |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 100 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 200 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 100 m butterfly | |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 4 x 100 m medley | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 200 m individual medley | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 4 x 100 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 4 x 100 m medley | |
| Silver | 1976 Montreal | 4 x 100 m freestyle | |
| World Championsips (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1973 Belgrade | 100 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1973 Belgrade | 100 m butterfly | |
| Gold | 1973 Belgrade | 4 x 100 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1973 Belgrade | 4 x 100 m medley | |
Kornelia Ender (born 25 October 1958 in Plauen) is an East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times. It was later proven that the East German team doctors had systematically administered steroids to their athletes[1] (albeit without the athletes' knowledge). As an athlete who had exhibited symptoms of steroid use in 1976 (deep voice, overdeveloped body), the revelations cast strong suspicion on the validity of Ender's accomplishments.
Ender trained from a young age and won her first Olympic medals as a 13-year-old at the 1972 Olympics in Munich: three silver medals, including one in the individual 200m medley, finishing behind Australia's Shane Gould.
Over the following years she broke 32 world records in individual events, including the four at the Montreal Games.
Ender was married for six years to East German backstroke swimmer and multiple Olympic champion Roland Matthes. She is now married to former East German - German athlete and bobsledder Steffen Grummt.
[edit] References
- Lord, Craig (Mar 26, 2004). Olympic heroes. Times Online
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Preceded by Mayumi Aoki |
Women's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) 14 April 1973 – 21 August 1974 |
Succeeded by Rosemarie Kother |
| Preceded by Rosemarie Kother |
Women's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) 9 June 1975 – 28 August 1977 |
Succeeded by Christiane Knacke |
Preceded by Shane Gould |
Women's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 13 April 1973 – 4 September 1973 |
Succeeded by Andrea Hubner |
| Preceded by Ulrike Tauber |
Women's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) 5 June 1976 – 10 July 1977 |
Succeeded by Ulrike Tauber |
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| Preceded by Karin Janz |
East German Sportswoman of the Year 1973 – 1976 |
Succeeded by Rosemarie Ackermann |
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