Daniela Hunger

Daniela Hunger (born 20 March 1972 in East Berlin) is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two golden medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea: in the women's 200 m individual medley, and as a member of the women's 4×100 m freestyle team. Hunger also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she captured three medals. She competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.[1][2][3]

Daniela Hunger

Daniela Hunger in 1990
Personal information
Nationality	East Germany (until 1990)  Germany
Born	(1972-03-20) 20 March 1972 East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Medley Freestyle
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin SV Preußen Berlin
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 200 m medley 1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle 1988 Seoul 400 m medley Representing  Germany 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley 1992 Barcelona 200 m medley 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 4×100 m freestyle 1991 Perth 200 m medley 1994 Rome 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Representing  East Germany 1989 Bonn 200 m medley 1989 Bonn 400 m medley 1989 Bonn 4×100 m freestyle 1987 Strasbourg 200 m medley 1989 Bonn 50 m freestyle Representing  Germany 1991 Athens 200 m medley 1993 Sheffield 200 m medley 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle 1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 1991 Gelsenkirchen 4x50 m freestyle 1991 Gelsenkirchen 4x50 m medley 1992 Espoo 4x50 m freestyle 1994 Stavanger 4x50 m freestyle 1994 Stavanger 4x50 m medley 1991 Gelsenkirchen 50 m freestyle 1991 Gelsenkirchen 100 m medley 1992 Espoo 100 m medley 1994 Stavanger 100 m medley

In 1998, several former East German swimmers have gone public with accusations against their coaches and physicians that they were systematically doped, Daniela Hunger being one of them.[4]

References

1. Chronik: Berlin im Jahr 1972, Fakten Tag für Tag
2. Chronik: Berlin am 30. Juli, Fakten Jahr für Jahr
3. Schwimmen – Deutsche Meisterschaften – Mannschaft
4. "Drugs update". Sports Publications. July 1998. Retrieved 11 March 2008.