Daniela Hunger

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

Daniela Hunger (born 20 March 1972 in East Berlin) is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who became two times Olympic champion 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.

Career

Hunger also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she captured three medals. She competed for SC Dynamo Berlin. including Silver in 4x100 m Medley Relay with participation of Dagmar Hase, Jana Dörries, Franziska van Almsick, Daniela Hunger.

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.

See also

• List of European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)