Barbara Krause

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Barbara Krause

| image = Barbara Krause 1979.jpg

| caption = Krause in 1979

| nationality = East German

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|07|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = East Berlin, East Germany

| spouse = Lutz Wanja

| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 68 kg

| strokes = Freestyle

| club = SC Dynamo Berlin

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{GDR}}}}

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Barbara Krause (later Wanja, born on 7 July 1959 in East Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. She was a three-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world record holder. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Krause won gold medals in the 100 m and 200 m freestyle and in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.

Her husband, Lutz Wanja, is also a retired German Olympic swimmer.{{cite Sports-Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090458/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/barbara-krause-1.html |title=Barbara Krause |archive-date=2020-04-17 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/barbara-krause-1.html |url-status=dead}}

East German doping

Krause, like many of the East German athletes of that time, was doped by her coaches{{cite web |url=http://www.ishof.org/honorees/88/88bkrause.html |title=Barbara Krause |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=International Swimming Hall of Fame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204124640/http://www.ishof.org/honorees/88/88bkrause.html |archive-date=4 December 2008 |access-date=2 September 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ishof.org/honorees/german_doping.htm |title=The East German Doping Machine |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=International Swimming Hall of Fame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814124528/http://www.ishof.org/honorees/german_doping.htm |archive-date=14 August 2009 |access-date=2 September 2012}} under instruction from the Stasi.Andrew Curry (18 January 2008). [https://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/16-02/ff_stasi?currentPage=all Piecing Together the Dark Legacy of East Germany's Secret Police]{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Janofsky |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9D0CE1DA1731F930A35751C1A967958260 |title=Olympics; coaches concede that steroids fueled East Germany's success in swimming |work=The New York Times |date=3 December 1991 |access-date=2 September 2012}} At the time of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Krause was forced off the East German swimming team because "team doctors had miscalculated her dose of drugs and worried she might test positive at the Games".{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/photoessay/top10-doping/index2.html |title=Top 10: Notable drug scandals |work=CBC Sports |date=27 July 2006 |access-date=2 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103091941/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/photoessay/top10-doping/index2.html |archive-date=3 November 2012}}

Both of her children were born with deformed feet, which was later attributed to her use of steroids.

References

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20131207072136/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/55438/SWIMMER-ADMITS-USING-STEROIDS.html?pg=all Swimmer admits using steroids], De Welt, via Deseret News, 14 July 1989, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19890714&id=PfhSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8IMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7036,5380144 mirror]

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External links

[http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/s/schwimmen/hst/116.html Schwimmen – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Teil 1)]. sport-komplett.de {{in lang|de}}
[http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/s/schwimmen/hst/117.html Schwimmen – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Teil 2)]. sport-komplett.de {{in lang|de}}
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