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Barbara Krause (later Wanja, born 7 July 1959 in East Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. She was a three-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world record holder. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Krause won gold medals in the 100 m and 200 m freestyle and in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.

Her husband, Lutz Wanja, is also a retired German Olympic swimmer.[1]

East German doping

Krause, like many of the East German athletes of the time, was doped by her coaches[2][3] under instruction from the Stasi.[4][5] At the time of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Krause was forced off the East German swimming team because "team doctors had miscalculated her dose of drugs and worried she might test positive at the Games".[6]

Both of her children were born with deformed feet, which was later attributed to her use of steroids.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Krause". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Barbara Krause". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ "The East German Doping Machine". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  4. ^ Andrew Curry (18 January 2008). Piecing Together the Dark Legacy of East Germany's Secret Police
  5. ^ Janofsky, Michael (3 December 1991). "Olympics; coaches concede that steroids fueled East Germany's success in swimming". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Top 10: Notable drug scandals". CBC Sports. 27 July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  7. ^ Swimmer admits using steroids, De Welt, via Deseret News, 14 July 1989, mirror

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