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Ines Diers
Full name: Ines Diers (-Noack)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 141 lbs (64 kg)
Born: November 2, 1963 in Rochlitz, Sachsen, Germany
Affiliations: SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, Chemnitz (GER)
Country: 
East Germany
Sport: Swimming
Medals: 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze (5 Total)
Biography
Ines Diers started her career as a backstroke swimmer but eventually changed to freestyle . At the 1980 Olympic Games she won Olympic gold in the 400 free and in the 4×100 freestyle relay, adding two silver medals in the 200 and 800 free, and one bronze medal in the 100 free. One year later she won gold at the European Championships in the 400 freestyle and a silver in the 800 free. Diers twice broke the European record for the 400 metres freestyle, at the 1980 Olympics and at the 1981 European Championships in Split. She retired in 1982. |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | Women's 100 metres Freestyle | East Germany | GDR | 3 | Bronze | |
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Freestyle | East Germany | GDR | 2 | Silver | |
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Freestyle | East Germany | GDR | 1 | Gold | OR |
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | Women's 800 metres Freestyle | East Germany | GDR | 2 | Silver | |
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay | East Germany | GDR | 1 | Gold | WR |
Women's 100 metres Freestyle
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | East Germany | Final | 3 | 55.65 | ||
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | East Germany | Round One | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 56.83 |
Women's 200 metres Freestyle
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | East Germany | Final | 2 | 1:59.64 | ||
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | East Germany | Round One | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 2:00.27 |
Women's 400 metres Freestyle
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | East Germany | Final | 1 | OR | 4:08.76 | |
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | East Germany | Round One | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 4:13.98 |
Women's 800 metres Freestyle
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | East Germany | Final | 2 | 8:32.55 | ||
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | East Germany | Round One | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 8:40.29 |
Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | IST | CTAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer | 16 | Moskva | Swimming | East Germany | GDR | Final | 1 | WR | 3:42.71 | 55.90 | 2:46.41 |
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