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Kristin Otto
Winning six swimming gold medals at the 1988 Olympics.
Three world golds · World championships
- Born
- 7 February 1966
- Birthplace
- Leipzig, Germany
More people
Kristin Otto
Kristin Otto is a German swimmer whose Seoul results covered freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and relays.
Early life
Leipzig
Grew up in East Germany.
Sports academy
Entered specialist swimming training as a child.
Career
- 1982
World breakthrough
Won the world 100m backstroke title.
- 1980s
Multi-stroke swimmer
Developed into a champion across several events.
- After 1989
Broadcasting
Retired from competition and worked in sports television.
Achievements
Three world golds
Won an individual title and two relay titles.
World championships
Won four gold medals.
Six Olympic golds
Won all six of her events in Seoul.
Beyond swimming
Television
Worked as a presenter and commentator for ZDF.
Doping controversy
Her results have been scrutinised in the context of East Germany’s state doping system; she denied knowingly doping.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1986-1220-023,_Cornelis_Sirch,_Kathrin_Zimmermann,_Kristin_Otto.jpg : Sindermann, Jürgen derivative work: Materialscientist. CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
