 Hannelore Anke in 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | East German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1957-12-08)8 December 1957 (age 67) Schlema,Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt,East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Karl-Marx-Stadt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hannelore Anke (laterHofmann; born 8 December 1957) is a retired Germanswimmer who competed forEast Germany in the 1970s.
Anke was born in 1957 inBad Schlema. Her mother had a senior position in a textile manufacturing plant and her father was a decorative painter. The sixth of ultimately seven children, she was the first god-child ofWilhelm Pieck, who at the time of her birth waspresident of East Germany.[1]
Anke became junior-champion at the 1971 JuniorEuropean Swimming Championships.[2] She had her best achievements in the 100 m breaststroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay. In these two events she won gold medals at the1976 Summer Olympics[3] and1975 World Aquatics Championships, and set two world records. In 1975, she also won a world title in the 100 m breaststroke. She was inducted into theInternational Swimming Hall of Fame inFort Lauderdale, Florida in 1990.[4][5]
Officials from the East German team have later admitted that they administered performance-enhancing drugs to Anke during her career.[3][5][6][7]
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