Kristin Otto

Kristin Otto (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstɪn ˈʔɔtoː] ; born 7 February 1966) 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. 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, doing so at an international short course meet at Indiana University in 1983.

Kristin Otto
Otto in 1986
Personal information
Full nameKristin Otto
NationalityGerman
Born (1966-02-07) 7 February 1966
Leipzig, Bezirk Leipzig, East Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle, butterfly, backstroke
ClubSportclub Deutsche Hochschule
für Körperkultur Leipzig
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul 50 m freestyle
1988 Seoul 100 m freestyle
1988 Seoul 100 m butterfly
1988 Seoul 100 m backstroke
1988 Seoul 4 × 100 m freestyle
1988 Seoul 4 × 100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
1982 Guayaquil100 m backstroke
1982 Guayaquil4 × 100 m medley
1982 Guayaquil4 × 100 m freestyle
1986 Madrid100 m freestyle
1986 Madrid200 m medley
1986 Madrid4 × 100 m freestyle
1986 Madrid4 × 100 m medley
1986 Madrid50 m freestyle
1986 Madrid100 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
1983 Rome 4 × 100 m freestyle
1983 Rome 4 × 200 m freestyle
1987 Strasbourg 100 m freestyle
1987 Strasbourg 100 m backstroke
1987 Strasbourg 100 m butterfly
1987 Strasbourg 4 × 100 m freestyle
1987 Strasbourg 4 × 100 m medley
1989 Bonn 100 m backstroke
1989 Bonn 4 × 100 m medley
1983 Rome 100 m freestyle
1989 Bonn 200 m backstroke
Friendship Games
1984 Moscow100 m freestyle
1984 Moscow200 m freestyle
1984 Moscow4 × 100 m freestyle
1984 Moscow100 m backstroke
1984 Moscow200 m backstroke
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