Caren Metschuck
Caren Metschuck in 1978. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | East German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1963-09-27) 27 September 1963 (age 60) Greifswald, Bezirk Rostock, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Empor Rostock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caren Metschuck (later Caren Mahn, born 27 September 1963) is a German former swimmer and a multiple Olympic gold medalist. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, she won gold medals in the 100 m butterfly, 4×100 m freestyle relay team and 4×100 m medley relay, becoming the most successful female competitor of the Summer Olympic Games that year.[1]
One year later, she won the European Championships in Split in the 100 m freestyle and triumphed again with the 4×100 m freestyle relay and the 4×100 m medley relay team. After winning a world title in the 4×100 m freestyle relay in 1982, she terminated her short career and became a school teacher. During her career she set three world records in relay events. In 1990 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2] After German unification she worked as a swimming coach at her home club SC Empor Rostock.[1]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Caren Metschuck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Caren Metschuck (GDR)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
External links
- Caren Metschuck at World Aquatics
- Caren Metschuck at SwimRankings.net
- Caren Metschuck at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Caren Metschuck at Olympics.com
- Caren Metschuck at Olympedia
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- 1956: Shelley Mann (USA)
- 1960: Carolyn Schuler (USA)
- 1964: Sharon Stouder (USA)
- 1968: Lyn McClements (AUS)
- 1972: Mayumi Aoki (JPN)
- 1976: Kornelia Ender (GDR)
- 1980: Caren Metschuck (GDR)
- 1984: Mary T. Meagher (USA)
- 1988: Kristin Otto (GDR)
- 1992: Qian Hong (CHN)
- 1996: Amy Van Dyken (USA)
- 2000: Inge de Bruijn (NED)
- 2004: Petria Thomas (AUS)
- 2008: Libby Trickett (AUS)
- 2012: Dana Vollmer (USA)
- 2016: Sarah Sjöström (SWE)
- 2020: Maggie Mac Neil (CAN)
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