Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Anke•Möhring |
Used name | Anke•Möhring |
Born | 28 August 1969 in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt (GER) |
Measurements | 181 cm / 69 kg |
Affiliations | SC Magdeburg, Magdeburg (GER) |
NOC | East Germany |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 1 |
Middle-distance freestyle swimmer Anke Möhring won the 400 metres bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and finished fourth over 800 metres. Möhring was even more successful at European Championships, winning five golds from 1987-89, and also a silver and bronze in 1985. In 1987 she set a world record in the 800 metres (8:19.53). Domestically, Möhring won three national titles.
After German re-unification it became known that Möhring was given doping substances as a part of the state prescribed doping program. Her title as 1989 European Swimmer of the Year was later stripped from her due to her doping history, which was the same punishment for other East German swimmers. Möhring worked initially behind the counter of a Magdeburg late night bar and also as a cloakroom attendant in a discotheque. However, she later worked in a cosmetics studio.
Personal Bests: 400 m freestyle – 4:05.84 (1989); 800 m freestyle – 8:19.53 (1987).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1988 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GDR | Anke Möhring | |||
400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
800 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 4 |