Kristin Otto
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Kristin Otto (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstɪn ˈʔɔtoː] ⓘ; born 7 February 1966)[1] is a German Olympic swimming champion. She is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games, doing so at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.[2][3] In long course, she held the world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events. Otto was also the first woman to swim the short course 100 meter backstroke in under a minute,[2] doing so at an international short course meet at Indiana University in 1983.[4]
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Full name | Kristin Otto |
Nationality | German |
Born | (1966-02-07) 7 February 1966 (age 58) Leipzig, Bezirk Leipzig, East Germany |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
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Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | freestyle, butterfly, backstroke |
Club | Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig |
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