Lutz Wanja
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Born | Brandenburg an der Havel, East Germany | 6 June 1956||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | ASK Vorwärts Rostock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lutz Wanja (born 6 June 1956) is a retired German backstroke swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships. He also won three medals at LEN European Aquatics Championships in 1974 and 1977.[1] He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke with the best achievement of fifth place in the 100 m backstroke in 1976.[2]
After retirement, Wanja worked as a swimming coach and was involved in the East German doping program. In particular, Jörg Hoffmann admitted in 1988 that Wanja gave him the anabolic steroid Oral-Turinabol.[3][4]
His wife, Barbara Krause, is a German former Olympic swimmer.[2] Their son, Robert Wanja (born ca. 1983), is also a competitive backstroke swimmer.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Lutz WANJA. les-sports.info
- ^ a b Lutz Wanja. sports-reference.com
- ^ Matthias Krause (2 September 2012). Zeitiges Ende eines Arbeitstages. Berliner Zeitung
- ^ Matthias Krause (2 September 2012). Das Ende der Ausreden naht. Berliner Zeitung
- ^ Auf dem Rücken durchs Becken Robert Wanja ist nicht nur deutscher Jahrgangsmeister. maerkischeallgemeine.de (10 February 2003).
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- 1956 births
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- German male backstroke swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic swimmers for East Germany
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- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Brandenburg an der Havel
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