Astrid Strauss

Astrid Strauss in the GDR Swimming Championships in Gera (1983 )

Astrid Strauss ( born December 24, 1968 in Berlin) is a former German swimmer.

Career

In the eighties it was one of the most successful swimmers in the middle distance. It was in 1983 European Champion, as they the title in the 400m and 800m freestyle as well as with the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay the GDR won at the championships. Also in the next European Championships, she has experienced more success, in 1986 she became world champion with the 4 × 200 m relay and the 800m. At Olympic Games, she had the bad luck that the GDR, the 1984 Olympic Games boycotted for their most time in Los Angeles, so that they in Seoul won a silver medal over 800 m only at the Summer Olympics in 1988.

In 1986 she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1984, and in 1988 awarded gold and silver.

Resignation

After the turn she was more active in swimming. But after failing to Olympic qualification in 1992 and a doping affair she ended her swimming career in 1993.

Doping

As part of the Olympic qualification for Barcelona in 1992, an excessive testosterone value was detected ( 12.7 instead of the allowable value of 6.0 ) at Astrid Strauss at the Institute of Manfred Donike, after which it was closed a long time. They even made ​​at that time the excessive consumption of strawberry punch for the high content of the male hormone responsible.

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