Manuela Stellmach
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Manuela•Stellmach (-Schubert) |
| Used name | Manuela•Stellmach |
| Born | 22 February 1970 in Ost-Berlin (East Berlin), Berlin (GER) |
| Measurements | 175 cm / 65 kg |
| Affiliations | SC Dynamo Berlin, Ost-Berlin (GER) / SV Preußen Berlin, Berlin (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
Manuela Stellmach started in 1988 for East Germany and in 1992 for the reunified German team. As part of the GDR doping investigations in 1998 it was announced that she had received anabolic steroids from her coach Volker Frischke, but she was also one of the few GDR female swimmers who was successful after German reunification.
Stellmach started her international career at the 1985 European Championships, winning two gold and two silver medals. At the 1987 Europeans she added three gold and two silver medals, and in 1989 three more golds and one silver medal. Swimming for Germany, she completed her European collection with one silver in 1991 and a gold in 1993. Stellmach also took part in two World Championships, in 1986 for East Germany, earning two golds and one silver medal, and in 1991 earning a full medal set. At the Olympics she won two relay gold medals in 1988, adding a bronze that year in the 200 free and another relay bronze in 1992 for the reunified Germany. Stellmach retired after the 1994 season.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GDR |
Manuela Stellmach | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | East Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | East Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Manuela Stellmach | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 19 August 1986 - 16 September 2000: 3:40.57 (19 August 1986; Madrid, ESP); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 17 August 1986 - 3 August 2006: 7:59.33 (17 August 1986; Madrid, ESP), 7:55.47 (18 August 1987; Strasbourg, FRA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 12 December 1987 - 19 April 1997: 3:38.77 (12 December 1987; Monte Carlo, MON))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 19 August 1986 - 28 July 1992: 3:40.57 (19 August 1986; Madrid, ESP) (competed for East Germany); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 17 August 1986 - 18 August 2004: 7:59.33 (17 August 1986; Madrid, ESP) (competed for East Germany), 7:55.47 (18 August 1987; Strasbourg, FRA) (competed for East Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (9–6–0 1985 Sofia SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 100 m freestyle and 200 m freestyle (competed for East Germany); 1987 Strasbourg SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, 4×200 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 100 m freestyle and 200 m freestyle (competed for East Germany); 1989 Bonn SWM gold: 200 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, and 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 100 m freestyle (competed for East Germany); 1991 Athina SWM silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany); 1993 Sheffield SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (4–2–1 1986 Madrid SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, 4×200 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay (swam in heats only), silver: 200 m freestyle (competed for East Germany); 1991 Perth SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay, bronze: 4×100 m medley relay (competed for Germany))