Ulrike Tauber
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Ulrike•Tauber (-Lebek) |
| Used name | Ulrike•Tauber |
| Born | 16 June 1958 in Chemnitz, Sachsen (GER) |
| Measurements | 173 cm / 61 kg |
| Affiliations | SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, Chemnitz (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
East German swimmer Ulrike Tauber won the gold medal in the 400 individual medley at the 1976 Montréal Games. She also earned a silver medal in the 200 metres butterfly. Four years later at Moskva she came in fifth in the 400 individual medley. In 1974 and 1977, she won four more gold medals and two silvers at the Europeans. She also won a gold, two silvers, and a bronze at the Worlds in 1975 and 1978. Tauber won 10 East German national titles, and set nine world records in the individual medleys, six at 200 metres, and four at 400 metres.
In 1974 and 1977, she was named World Swimmer of the Year. Both awards were stripped in 2013, after it became known, that Tauber was involved in the systematic doping processes in the former GDR, and she later admitted to having known about it. In 1988 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. By profession, she became an orthopaedic surgeon, and during the 1990s, she supervised the German female national water polo team.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GDR |
Ulrike Tauber | |||
| 200 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 400 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GDR |
Ulrike Tauber | |||
| 400 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic) | 5 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m backstroke – 14 March 1974 - 26 April 1974: 2:21.13 (14 March 1974; Magdeburg, GDR); 200 m medley – 18 August 1974 - 5 June 1976 and 10 July 1977 - 18 March 1979: 2:18.97 (18 August 1974; Wien, AUT), 2:18.83 (10 June 1975; Wittenberg, GDR), 2:18.30 (12 March 1976; Tallinn, URS), 2:16.96 (10 July 1977; Leipzig, GDR), 2:15.95 (20 August 1977; Jonköping, SWE), 2:15.85 (28 August 1977; Ost-Berlin, GDR); 400 m medley – 21 August 1974 - 1 June 1976 and 24 July 1976 - 8 March 1980: 4:52.42 (21 August 1974; Wien, AUT), 4:52.20 (7 June 1975; Wittenberg, GDR), 4:42.77 (24 July 1976; Montréal, CAN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m medley – 18 August 1974 - 5 June 1976 and 10 July 1977 - 2 August 1978: 2:18.97 (18 August 1974; Wien, AUT), 2:18.83 (10 June 1975; Wittenberg, GDR), 2:18.30 (12 March 1976; Tallinn, URS), 2:16.96 (10 July 1977; Leipzig, GDR), 2:15.95 (20 August 1977; Jönköping, SWE), 2:15.85 (28 August 1977; Ost-Berlin, GDR); 400 m medley – 21 August 1974 - 1 June 1976 and 24 July 1976 - 23 August 1978: 4:52.42 (21 August 1974; Wien, AUT), 4:52.20 (7 June 1975; Wittenberg, GDR), 4:42.77 (24 July 1976; Montréal, CAN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (4–2–0 1974 Wien SWM gold: 200 m medley and 400 m medley, silver: 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke; 1977 Jönköping SWM gold: 200 m medley and 400 m medley)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (1–2–1 1975 Cali SWI gold: 400 m medley, silver: 200 m medley; 1978 West Berlin SWI silver: 400 m medley, bronze: 200 m medley)