Astrid Strauss
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![]() Astrid Strauss in 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | East German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | East Berlin, East Germany[1] | 24 December 1968|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.[2]
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References[]
- ^ "Astrid Strauss". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Ewald, Russ (September 1993). "Germany Is Tops In Europe" (PDF). Swimming World. 34 (9): 43. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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