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Andrea Eife

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Andrea Eife

Andrea Eife in 1973
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade 200 m freestyle
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna 200 m freestyle

Andrea Eife (later Gemsleben, born 12 April 1956 in Leipzig) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and finished fifth and sixth in the individual 200 m and 100 m freestyle events, respectively.[1] At the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, breaking the world record.[2] The next year, she repeated these medal achievements at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships.[3]

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  1. ^ "Andrea Eife". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. ^ Jean-Louis Meuret (2007), HistoFINA Volume IV – Tome IV[permanent dead link‍]. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
  3. ^ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com


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