Ulrike Richter

Ulrike Richter

Ulrike Richter in 1973
Personal information
Nationality	East German
Born	(1959-06-17) 17 June 1959 (age 57) Görlitz, Saxony, East Germany now Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	SC Einheit Dresden
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  East Germany Summer Olympics 1976 Montreal 100 m backstroke 1976 Montreal 200 m backstroke 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley World Championships 1973 Belgrade 100 m backstroke 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley 1975 Cali 100 m backstroke 1975 Cali 4×100 m medley 1975 Cali 200 m backstroke European Championships 1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke 1974 Vienna 200 m backstroke 1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m medley 1977 Jönköping 100 m backstroke 1977 Jönköping 200 m backstroke

Ulrike Richter (born 17 June 1959) is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she won three gold medals. She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975. Richter set fourteen world records during her career, in 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and medley relay. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1983.

Officials from the East German team have later confessed that they had administered performance enchancing drugs to Richter during her career.