Cornelia Polit
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.jpg) Cornelia Polit in 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1963 Teutschenthal, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Halle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cornelia Polit (later Embacher, born 18 February 1963) is a former swimmer from East Germany. At age seventeen she won the silver medal in the women's 200 m backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics, behind her teammate Rica Reinisch.[1] She won a silver and a gold medal in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 1981 European Aquatics Championships, respectively. Two years later she repeated this achievement, but in the butterfly events.[2]
References[edit]
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- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cornelia Polit". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ Cornelia POLIT. les-sports.info
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