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Astrid Strauss
Astrid Strauss in 1983
Personal information
NationalityEast German
Born (1968-12-24) 24 December 1968 (age 55)
East Berlin, East Germany
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubBerliner TSC
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 800 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 800 m freestyle

Astrid Strauss or, rarely, Strauß (born 24 December 1968 in Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 800 m freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

In May 1992, she tested positive for testosterone and was suspended from competition.

See also

References

  1. "Astrid Strauss". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. Ewald, Russ (September 1993). "Germany Is Tops In Europe" (PDF). Swimming World. 34 (9): 43. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
World long-course champions in women's 800 m freestyle
World long-course champions in women's 4×200 m freestyle relay
European Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle
European Champions in Women's 800 m Freestyle
European champions in women's 4×100 m freestyle relay
European Champions in Women's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay
1983:  East Germany — Kristin Otto, Astrid Strauss, Cornelia Sirch, Birgit Meineke
1985:  East Germany — Astrid Strauss, Karen König, Manuela Stellmach, Heike Friedrich
1987:  East Germany — Anke Möhring, Manuela Stellmach, Astrid Strauss, Heike Friedrich
1989:  East Germany — Manuela Stellmach, Heike Friedrich, Astrid Strauss, Anke Möhring


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