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Caren Metschuck

Caren Metschuck
Caren Metschuck 1978.jpg
Caren Metschuck in 1978.
Personal information
Nationality East German
Born (1963-09-27) 27 September 1963 (age 53)
Greifswald, East Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle
Club

Caren Metschuck (later Caren Mahn, born 27 September 1963) is a German former swimmer and a multiple Olympic gold medalist. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, she won gold medals in the 100 m butterfly, 4×100 m freestyle relay team and 4×100 m backstroke relay, becoming the most successful female competitor of the Summer Olympic Games that year.

One year later, she won the European Championships in Split in the 100 m freestyle and triumphed again with the 4×100 m freestyle relay and the 4×100 m medley relay team. After winning a world title in the 4×100 m freestyle relay in 1982, she terminated her short career and became a school teacher. During her career she set three world records in relay events. In 1990 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. After German unification she worked as a swimming coach at her home club .



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