Daniela Hunger
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Daniela•Hunger |
| Used name | Daniela•Hunger |
| Born | 20 March 1972 in Ost-Berlin (East Berlin), Berlin (GER) |
| Measurements | 175 cm / 63 kg |
| Affiliations | SC Dynamo Berlin, Ost-Berlin (GER) / SV Preußen Berlin, Berlin (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 3 |
| Total | 6 |
Biography
Daniela Hunger was one of the few former GDR swimmers who were also successful after German reunification. The medley and long distance freestyle specialist won three golds and two silver medals for East Germany at the Long-Course European Championships and also four golds and one silver for the reunified German team. At the World Championships she won two bronze medals for reunified Germany in 1991 and 1994. Her outstanding performance was for East Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics when she won the 200 IM and won gold in the 4×100 free relay, adding a bronze in the 400 IM. Four years later she added one silver and two bronze medals for the reunified German team.
After German reunification in 1991 Hunger came under doping suspicion by Brigitte Berendonk and the documents of the Military Medical Academy in Bad Saarow, which was also confirmed by the GDR doping investigation between 1998 and 2000. It was later announced that Hunger, along with Kristin Otto, Heike Friedrich and Dagmar Hase, had taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) at the 1989 European Championships at Bonn. The testosterone levels of these female swimmers corresponded to normal male values.
Personal Bests: 100 freestyle – 58.13 (1994); 200 medley – 2:12.59 (1988); 400 medley – 4:39.76 (1988).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GDR |
Daniela Hunger | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | East Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 200 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 400 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Daniela Hunger | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 200 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 400 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (4×50 m freestyle relay – 8 December 1991 - 11 December 1998: 1:41.30 (8 December 1991; Gelsenkirchen, GER), 1:40.63 (22 November 1992; Espoo, FIN); 4×100 m freestyle relay – 12 December 1987 - 19 April 1997: 3:38.77 (12 December 1987; Monte Carlo, MON); 4×50 m medley relay – 7 December 1991 - 21 November 1992: 1:53.13 (7 December 1991; Gelsenkirchen, GER))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (7–3–0 1987 SWM Strasbourg silver: 200 m medley (competed for East Germany); 1989 Bonn SWM gold: 200 m medley, 400 m medley, and 4×100 m freestyle relay, silver: 50 m freestyle (competed for East Germany); 1991 Athina SWM gold: 200 m medley, silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany); 1993 Sheffield SWM gold: 200 m medley and 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany); 1995 Wien SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (5–3–1 1991 Gelsenkirchen gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay and 4×50 m medley relay, silver: 50 m freestyle and 100 m medley (competed for Germany); 1992 Espoo gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay, silver: 100 m medley (competed for Germany); 1994 Stavanger gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay and 4×50 m medley relay, bronze: 100 m medley (competed for Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–1–2 1991 Perth SWI gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay (demonstration event), silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only), bronze: 200 m medley (competed for Germany); 1994 Roma SWI bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany))