Biography

Kristin Otto (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstɪn ˈʔɔtoː] ; born 7 February 1966) is a German Olympic swimming champion. 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.

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Das Duell im Ersten (2009)

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Das Quiz mit Jörg Pilawa (2002)

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Gender
Female

Birthday
1966-02-07 (58 years old)

Birth Place
Leipzig, Germany

Citizenships
German Democratic Republic, Germany

Awards
Sportsman of the year, International Swimming Hall of Fame, Order of Karl Marx, Star of People's Friendship, Patriotic Order of Merit in gold, Osgar

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Kristin Otto
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Kristin Otto