Hannelore Anke

Hannelore Anke

Hannelore Anke in 1975
Personal information
Nationality	East German
Born	(1957-12-08) 8 December 1957 (age 59) Schlema, Thuringia, East Germany
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 100 m breaststroke 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley World Championships 1975 Cali 100 m breaststroke 1975 Cali 200 m breaststroke 1975 Cali 4×100 medley 1973 Belgrade 200 m breaststroke

Hannelore Anke (born 8 December 1957) is a retired German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. She had her best achievements in the 100 m breaststroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay. In these two events she won gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1975 World Aquatics Championships, and set two world records. In 1975, she also won a world title in the 100 m breaststroke. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1990.

Officials from the East German team have later admitted that they administered performance enchancing drugs to Hannelore Anke during her career.