Kristin Otto

Kristin Otto
Otto in 1986
Personal information
Full nameKristin Otto
NationalityGerman
Born (1966-02-07) 7 February 1966 (age 58)
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
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4 × 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4 × 100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil 4 × 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil 4 × 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 4 × 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 4 × 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 100 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 4 × 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 4 × 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 4 × 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 4 × 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 200 m backstroke
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow 4 × 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1984 Moscow 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Moscow 200 m backstroke

Kristin Otto (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstɪn ˈʔɔtoː] ⓘ; born 7 February 1966)[1] is a former German swimmer, becoming Olympic, World and European champion, multiple times. 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]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristin Otto Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Otto, Kristin." Chambers Biographical Dictionary. London: Chambers Harrap, 2007. Credo Reference. Web. 2 July 2011.
  3. ^ "1988." The Hutchinson Chronology of World History. Abington: Helicon, 2010. Credo Reference. Web. 2 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Swim Mark for East German". New York Times. 9 January 1983. p. A3.