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Kristin Otto is a German swimmer and journalist born in Leipzig in 1966. She competed in competitive swimming, specializing in the front crawl, butterfly stroke, and backstroke. Her citizenship includes the German Democratic Republic and Germany.
Otto has received the Order of Karl Marx, the International Swimming Hall of Fame award, and was named East German Sportspersonality of the Year. She is employed by ZDF and speaks German.
As an author, she has six works, including *Industriestadt Zeitz*, *Peking 2008*, *Lebendige Geschichte*, *Eurodeutsch - Untersuchungen Zu Europaismen Und Internationalismen Im Deutschen Wortschatz*, and *Capital*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Industriestadt Zeitz
- Peking 2008
- Lebendige Geschichte
- Eurodeutsch - Untersuchungen Zu Europaismen Und Internationalismen Im Deutschen Wortschatz
- Capital
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Key facts
- Full name
- Kristin Otto
- Nationality
- German
- Born
- ( 1966-02-07 ) 7 February 1966 (age 60) , Leipzig , Bezirk Leipzig , East Germany
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Weight
- 70 kg (154 lb)
- Sport
- Swimming
- Strokes
- freestyle , butterfly , backstroke
- Club
- Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule, für Körperkultur Leipzig
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kristin
- Family name
- Otto
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Leipzig
- Occupation
- journalist
- Employer
- ZDF
- Languages spoken
- German
- Sport
- backstroke
- Mass
- 70
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1982-0804-030, Kristin Otto.jpg
- Height
- 185
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- Commons category
- Kristin Otto
- date of birth
- 1966-02-07
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Encyclopedic overview
Kristin Otto ( German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstɪn ˈʔɔtoː] ; born 7 February 1966) is a former East 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. 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.
Career
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