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East German swimmer

Ines Geißler

Ines Geißler in 1982

Personal information

Nationality

East German

Born

(1963-02-16) 16 February 1963 (age 61)
Marienberg, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany

Height

1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight

56 kg (123 lb)

Sport

Swimming

Strokes

Butterfly
Freestyle

Club

SC Karl-Marx-Stadt

Medal record

Women's swimming

Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
	1980 Moscow	200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
	1982 Guayaquil	200 m butterfly
	1982 Guayaquil	4×100 m medley
	1982 Guayaquil	100 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
	1981 Split	200 m butterfly
	1981 Split	4×100 m medley
	1983 Rome	100 m butterfly
	1983 Rome	4×100 m medley
	1981 Split	100 m butterfly
	1983 Rome	200 m butterfly

Ines Geißler (later Kaulfuss, born 16 February 1963 in Marienberg, Saxony), commonly spelled Ines Geissler in English, is a former butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.

References

Ines Geissler at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
Ines Geissler at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

v t e Olympic champions in women's 200 m butterfly
1968: Ada Kok (NED) 1972: Karen Moe (USA) 1976: Andrea Pollack (GDR) 1980: Ines Geissler (GDR) 1984: Mary T. Meagher (USA) 1988: Kathleen Nord (GDR) 1992: Summer Sanders (USA) 1996: Susie O'Neill (AUS) 2000: Misty Hyman (USA) 2004: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 2008: Liu Zige (CHN) 2012: Jiao Liuyang (CHN) 2016: Mireia Belmonte (ESP) 2020: Zhang Yufei (CHN) 2024: Summer McIntosh (CAN)

v t e World long-course champions in women's 200 m butterfly
1973: Rosemarie Kother (GDR) 1975: Rosemarie Kother (GDR) 1978: Tracy Caulkins (USA) 1982: Ines Geissler (GDR) 1986: Mary T. Meagher (USA) 1991: Summer Sanders (USA) 1994: Liu Limin (CHN) 1998: Susie O'Neill (AUS) 2001: Petria Thomas (AUS) 2003: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 2005: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 2007: Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 2009: Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 2011: Jiao Liuyang (CHN) 2013: Liu Zige (CHN) 2015: Natsumi Hoshi (JPN) 2017: Mireia Belmonte (ESP) 2019: Boglárka Kapás (HUN) 2022: Summer McIntosh (CAN) 2023: Summer McIntosh (CAN) 2024: Laura Stephens (GBR)

World long-course champions in women's 200 m butterfly

v t e World long-course champions in women's 4×100 m medley relay
1973: Ulrike Richter, Renate Vogel, Rosemarie Kother, Kornelia Ender (GDR) 1975: Ulrike Richter, Hannelore Anke, Rosemarie Kother, Kornelia Ender (GDR) 1978: Linda Jasek, Tracy Caulkins, Joan Pennington, Cynthia Woodhead (USA) 1982: Kristin Otto, Ute Geweniger, Ines Geissler, Birgit Meineke (GDR) 1986: Kathrin Zimmermann, Sylvia Gerasch, Kornelia Gressler, Kristin Otto (GDR) 1991: Janie Wagstaff, Tracey McFarlane, Crissy Leighton, Nicole Haislett (USA) 1994: He Cihong, Dai Guohong, Liu Limin, Le Jingyi (CHN) 1998: Lea Maurer, Kristy Kowal, Jenny Thompson, Amy Van Dyken (USA) 2001: Dyana Calub, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Sarah Ryan (AUS) 2003: Zhan Shu, Luo Xuejuan, Zhou Yafei, Yang Yu (CHN) 2005: Sophie Edington, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett (AUS) 2007: Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett (AUS) 2009: Zhao Jing, Chen Huijia, Jiao Liuyang, Li Zhesi (CHN) 2011: Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Missy Franklin (USA) 2013: Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer, Megan Romano (USA) 2015: Fu Yuanhui, Shi Jinglin, Lu Ying, Shen Duo (CHN) 2017: Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Kelsi Worrell, Simone Manuel (USA) 2019: Regan Smith, Lilly King, Kelsi Dahlia, Simone Manuel (USA) 2022: Regan Smith, Lilly King, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan (USA) 2023: Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass (USA) 2024: Iona Anderson, Abbey Harkin, Brianna Throssell, Shayna Jack (AUS)

World long-course champions in women's 4×100 m medley relay

1973: Ulrike Richter, Renate Vogel, Rosemarie Kother, Kornelia Ender (GDR)
1975: Ulrike Richter, Hannelore Anke, Rosemarie Kother, Kornelia Ender (GDR)
1978: Linda Jasek, Tracy Caulkins, Joan Pennington, Cynthia Woodhead (USA)
1982: Kristin Otto, Ute Geweniger, Ines Geissler, Birgit Meineke (GDR)
1986: Kathrin Zimmermann, Sylvia Gerasch, Kornelia Gressler, Kristin Otto (GDR)
1991: Janie Wagstaff, Tracey McFarlane, Crissy Leighton, Nicole Haislett (USA)
1994: He Cihong, Dai Guohong, Liu Limin, Le Jingyi (CHN)
1998: Lea Maurer, Kristy Kowal, Jenny Thompson, Amy Van Dyken (USA)
2001: Dyana Calub, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Sarah Ryan (AUS)
2003: Zhan Shu, Luo Xuejuan, Zhou Yafei, Yang Yu (CHN)
2005: Sophie Edington, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett (AUS)
2007: Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett (AUS)
2009: Zhao Jing, Chen Huijia, Jiao Liuyang, Li Zhesi (CHN)
2011: Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Missy Franklin (USA)
2013: Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer, Megan Romano (USA)
2015: Fu Yuanhui, Shi Jinglin, Lu Ying, Shen Duo (CHN)
2017: Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Kelsi Worrell, Simone Manuel (USA)
2019: Regan Smith, Lilly King, Kelsi Dahlia, Simone Manuel (USA)
2022: Regan Smith, Lilly King, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan (USA)
2023: Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass (USA)
2024: Iona Anderson, Abbey Harkin, Brianna Throssell, Shayna Jack (AUS)

v t e European Champions in Women's 100 m Butterfly
1954: Jutta Langenau (GDR) 1958: Tineke Lagerberg (NED) 1962: Ada Kok (NED) 1966: Ada Kok (NED) 1970: Andrea Gyarmati (HUN) 1974: Rosemarie Kother (GDR) 1977: Andrea Pollack (GDR) 1981: Ute Geweniger (GDR) 1983: Ines Geissler (GDR) 1985: Kornelia Gressler (GDR) 1987: Kristin Otto (GDR) 1989: Catherine Plewinski (FRA) 1991: Catherine Plewinski (FRA) 1993: Catherine Plewinski (FRA) 1995: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) 1997: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) 1999: Inge de Bruijn (NED) 2000: Martina Moravcová (SVK) 2002: Martina Moravcová (SVK) 2004: Martina Moravcová (SVK) 2006: Inge Dekker (NED) 2008: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 2010: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 2012: Ingvild Snildal (NOR) 2014: Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) 2016: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 2018: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 2020: Anna Ntountounaki (GRE) 2020: Marie Wattel (FRA) 2022: Louise Hansson (SWE) 2024: Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL)

European Champions in Women's 100 m Butterfly

1954: Jutta Langenau (GDR)
1958: Tineke Lagerberg (NED)
1962: Ada Kok (NED)
1966: Ada Kok (NED)
1970: Andrea Gyarmati (HUN)
1974: Rosemarie Kother (GDR)
1977: Andrea Pollack (GDR)
1981: Ute Geweniger (GDR)
1983: Ines Geissler (GDR)
1985: Kornelia Gressler (GDR)
1987: Kristin Otto (GDR)
1989: Catherine Plewinski (FRA)
1991: Catherine Plewinski (FRA)
1993: Catherine Plewinski (FRA)
1995: Mette Jacobsen (DEN)
1997: Mette Jacobsen (DEN)
1999: Inge de Bruijn (NED)
2000: Martina Moravcová (SVK)
2002: Martina Moravcová (SVK)
2004: Martina Moravcová (SVK)
2006: Inge Dekker (NED)
2008: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
2010: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
2012: Ingvild Snildal (NOR)
2014: Jeanette Ottesen (DEN)
2016: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
2018: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
2020: Anna Ntountounaki (GRE)
2020: Marie Wattel (FRA)
2022: Louise Hansson (SWE)
2024: Roos Vanotterdijk (BEL)

v t e European champions 200 m butterfly women
1970: Helga Lindner (GDR) 1974: Rosemarie Kother (GDR) 1977: Anett Fiebig (GDR) 1981: Ines Geissler (GDR) 1983: Cornelia Polit (GDR) 1985: Jacqueline Alex (GDR) 1987: Kathleen Nord (GDR) 1989: Kathleen Nord (GDR) 1991: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) 1993: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) 1995: Michelle Smith (IRL) 1997: María Peláez (ESP) 1999: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) 2000: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 2002: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 2004: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 2006: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 2008: Aurore Mongel (FRA) 2010: Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 2012: Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 2014: Mireia Belmonte (ESP) 2016: Franziska Hentke (GER) 2018: Boglárka Kapás (HUN) 2020: Boglárka Kapás (HUN) 2022: Lana Pudar (BIH) 2024: Helena Rosendahl Bach (DEN)

European champions 200 m butterfly women

1970: Helga Lindner (GDR)
1974: Rosemarie Kother (GDR)
1977: Anett Fiebig (GDR)
1981: Ines Geissler (GDR)
1983: Cornelia Polit (GDR)
1985: Jacqueline Alex (GDR)
1987: Kathleen Nord (GDR)
1989: Kathleen Nord (GDR)
1991: Mette Jacobsen (DEN)
1993: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)
1995: Michelle Smith (IRL)
1997: María Peláez (ESP)
1999: Mette Jacobsen (DEN)
2000: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL)
2002: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL)
2004: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL)
2006: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL)
2008: Aurore Mongel (FRA)
2010: Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
2012: Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
2014: Mireia Belmonte (ESP)
2016: Franziska Hentke (GER)
2018: Boglárka Kapás (HUN)
2020: Boglárka Kapás (HUN)
2022: Lana Pudar (BIH)
2024: Helena Rosendahl Bach (DEN)

v t e European champions in women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
1958: Netherlands (de Nijs, den Haan, Voorbij, Gastelaars) 1962: East Germany (Schmidt, Göbel, Noack, Pechstein) 1966: Netherlands (Sikkens, G. Kok, A. Kok, Beumer) 1970: East Germany (Hofmeister, Schuchardt, Lindner, Wetzko) 1974: East Germany (Richter, Vogel, Kother, Ender) 1977: East Germany (Richter, Nitschke, Pollack, Krause) 1981: East Germany (Kleber, Geweniger, Geissler, Metschuck) 1983: East Germany (Kleber, Geweniger, Geissler, Meineke) 1985: East Germany (Weigang, Gerasch, Gressler, Friedrich) 1987: East Germany (Otto, Hörner, Weigang, Stellmach) 1989: East Germany (Otto, Börnike, Jacob, Meissner) 1991: Soviet Union (Krupskaya, Roudkovskaya, Kononenko, Yermakova) 1993: Germany (Völker, Gerasch, Ustrowski, van Almsick) 1995: Germany (Rund, Dörries, Voitowitch, van Almsick) 1997: Germany (Buschschulte, Gerasch, Meissner, Völker) 1999: Sweden (Alshammar, Östling, Sjöberg, Svahnström) 2000: Sweden (Alshammar, Igelström, Sjöberg, Jöhncke) 2002: Germany (Buschschulte, Weiler, van Almsick, Völker) 2004: France (Manaudou, Thomassin, Mongel, Metella) 2006: Great Britain (Marshall, Balfour, Dunning, Halsall) 2008: Great Britain (Simmonds, Haywood, Lowe, Halsall) 2010: Great Britain (Spofforth, Haywood, Halsall, Smith) 2012: Germany (Mensing, Poewe, Wenk, Steffen) 2014: Denmark (Nielsen, Pedersen, Ottesen, Blume) 2016: Great Britain (Dawson, Tutton, O'Connor, Halsall) 2018: Russia (Fesikova, Yefimova, Chimrova, Kameneva) 2020: Great Britain (Dawson, Renshaw, Stephens, Hopkin) 2022: Sweden (Rosvall, S. Hansson, L. Hansson, Sjöström) 2024: Poland (Piskorska, Sztandera, Peda, Fiedkiewicz)

European champions in women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

1958: Netherlands (de Nijs, den Haan, Voorbij, Gastelaars)
1962: East Germany (Schmidt, Göbel, Noack, Pechstein)
1966: Netherlands (Sikkens, G. Kok, A. Kok, Beumer)
1970: East Germany (Hofmeister, Schuchardt, Lindner, Wetzko)
1974: East Germany (Richter, Vogel, Kother, Ender)
1977: East Germany (Richter, Nitschke, Pollack, Krause)
1981: East Germany (Kleber, Geweniger, Geissler, Metschuck)
1983: East Germany (Kleber, Geweniger, Geissler, Meineke)
1985: East Germany (Weigang, Gerasch, Gressler, Friedrich)
1987: East Germany (Otto, Hörner, Weigang, Stellmach)
1989: East Germany (Otto, Börnike, Jacob, Meissner)
1991: Soviet Union (Krupskaya, Roudkovskaya, Kononenko, Yermakova)
1993: Germany (Völker, Gerasch, Ustrowski, van Almsick)
1995: Germany (Rund, Dörries, Voitowitch, van Almsick)
1997: Germany (Buschschulte, Gerasch, Meissner, Völker)
1999: Sweden (Alshammar, Östling, Sjöberg, Svahnström)
2000: Sweden (Alshammar, Igelström, Sjöberg, Jöhncke)
2002: Germany (Buschschulte, Weiler, van Almsick, Völker)
2004: France (Manaudou, Thomassin, Mongel, Metella)
2006: Great Britain (Marshall, Balfour, Dunning, Halsall)
2008: Great Britain (Simmonds, Haywood, Lowe, Halsall)
2010: Great Britain (Spofforth, Haywood, Halsall, Smith)
2012: Germany (Mensing, Poewe, Wenk, Steffen)
2014: Denmark (Nielsen, Pedersen, Ottesen, Blume)
2016: Great Britain (Dawson, Tutton, O'Connor, Halsall)
2018: Russia (Fesikova, Yefimova, Chimrova, Kameneva)
2020: Great Britain (Dawson, Renshaw, Stephens, Hopkin)
2022: Sweden (Rosvall, S. Hansson, L. Hansson, Sjöström)
2024: Poland (Piskorska, Sztandera, Peda, Fiedkiewicz)

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