Susanne Börnike

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameSusanne•Börnike
Used nameSusanne•Börnike
Born13 August 1968 in Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg (GER)
Measurements174 cm / 65 kg
AffiliationsASK Vorwärts Potsdam, Potsdam (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

Susanne Börnike was an East German swimmer who won the 200 metres breaststroke B-final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and was classified ninth. She won three gold medals and one bronze at the 1985 and 1989 European Championships. In 1989, she also set a short-course 200 metres breaststroke world record of 2:22.92.

After German re-unification, it became known, that Börnike was given doping substances as a part of the state prescribed doping program. Börnike domestically won several individual titles in breaststroke and IM events. She later studied physiotherapics.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) GDR Susanne Börnike
200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) 9

Special Notes