WebAug 19, 2016 · In this July 19, 1976 photo, East German swimmer Kornelia Ender, right, who was awarded the Olympic gold medal for the 200 meter freestyle event, stands on the podium, as her main opponent, silver ... WebFeb 13, 2015 · The East German track program began in 1968 giving male hormones to top female athletes, without the knowledge or consent of those taking them. By the mid-1970s, they were giving them to girls...
WebMay 18, 2008 · She was a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic women’s swim team, the one that swam against — and mostly lost to — an East German team later proven to have doped its way to 11 of 13 gold medals ... Web“The East German women swimmers sued their own country. The doping has been proven, they’ve admitted it. They didn’t have swim coaches, they had scientists and doctors. They couldn’t swim breaststroke correctly, but they were big and strong.” The Olympic Committee told her no because it had been longer than eight years. bismark the great
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WebMar 9, 2016 · Going into the final relay, East Germans had won all but one gold medal in the swimming competition. It was an unprecedented defeat for the Americans. Over the course of the competition, the United States, the most historically dominant swim team in Olympic history, had failed to win a single gold medal. WebAug 9, 2016 · The American women in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal would have been just as successful as their male counterparts had the East German swimmers not been … WebDec 4, 2013 · The four strongest (mentally and physically) women on that team showed on the last day what the U.S. women were capable of by beating the East Germans head-to-head and destroying the world record ... bismark the joke movies