Ulrike Tauber

Ulrike Tauber

Ulrike Tauber in 1974
Personal information
Nationality	East German
Born	(1958-06-16) 16 June 1958 (age 58) Karl-Marx-Stadt, Sachsen, East Germany now Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly Medley
Club	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 400 m medley 1976 Montreal 200 m butterfly World Championships 1975 Cali 400 m medley 1975 Cali 200 m medley 1978 Berlin 400 m medley 1978 Berlin 200 m medley European Championships 1974 Vienna 200 m medley 1974 Vienna 400 m medley 1977 Jönköping 200 m medley 1977 Jönköping 400 m medley 1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke 1974 Vienna 200 m backstroke

Ulrike Tauber (born 16 June 1958) is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There she also captured the silver medal in the women's 200 m butterfly. In the 1970s Tauber set numerous world records in the 200 m and 200  m individual medley.