Heike Friedrich
Heike Friedrich in the GDR Schwimmeisterschaften in Potsdam (1988 )
Heike Friedrich ( born April 18, 1970 in Glauchau ) is a former German swimmer who competed for East Germany.
Career
It is one of the most successful swimmers in the eighties and was able to win on the freestyle track numerous titles and medals. Their first success she has succeeded at the European Championships in 1985, when she could win 200m freestyle and the 4x100 -meter medley relay both the 100m and 200m freestyle at the individual sections as well as in the relay 4 x 100 m freestyle, 4 x. These successes could confirm with other titles in the next world and European championships. At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, she was about 200 m freestyle Olympic champion. 1986 Friedrich was awarded the Star of People's Friendship in gold; In 1988 she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold.
Resignation
In 1990, after the reunification, Heike Friedrich ended her successful career at the age of only 20 years.
Doping
Heike Friedrich is just like the other former GDR top swimmers accused of having achieved their successes by means of doping, which was administered systematically from state hands to elite athletes. This is confirmed, among other testimonies, such as the former East German swimmer Karen King, made during the course of the doping processes between 1998 and 2000 against the former East German swimming coach Michael Regner, Stefan Hetzer, Dieter Lindemann and Volker Frischke.
In concrete terms, it was announced that in addition to Kristin Otto, Dagmar Hase and Daniela Hunger Heike Friedrich has used illegal performance-enhancing substances at the European Swimming Championships in 1989 in Bonn. The testosterone content of the women corresponded to that of a normal man and was well above the normal female value.