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Manuela Stellmach

Full name: Manuela Stellmach (-Schubert)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 143 lbs (65 kg)
Born: February 22, 1970 in Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Affiliations: SC Dynamo Berlin, Ost Berlin (GER) / SV Preußen Berlin, Berlin (GER)
Country: GDR East Germany, GER Germany
Sport: Swimming

Medals: 2 Gold, 2 Bronze (4 Total)

Biography

Manuela Stellmach started in 1988 for East Germany and in 1992 for the reunified German team. As part of the GDR doping investigations in 1998 it was announced that she had received anabolic steroids from her coach Volker Frischke, but she was also one of the few GDR female swimmers who was successful after German reunification.

Stellmach started her international career at the 1985 European Championships, winning two gold and two silver medals. At the 1987 Europeans she added three gold and two silver medals, and in 1989 three more golds and one silver medal. Swimming for Germany, she completed her European collection with one silver in 1991 and a gold in 1993. Stellmach also took part in two World Championships, in 1986 for East Germany, earning two golds and one silver medal, and in 1991 earning a full medal set. At the Olympics she won two relay gold medals in 1988, adding a bronze that year in the 200 free and another relay bronze in 1992 for the reunified Germany. Stellmach retired after the 1994 season.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1988 Summer 18 Seoul Swimming Women's 100 metres Freestyle East Germany GDR 4
1988 Summer 18 Seoul Swimming Women's 200 metres Freestyle East Germany GDR 3 Bronze
1988 Summer 18 Seoul Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay East Germany GDR 1 Gold
1988 Summer 18 Seoul Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay East Germany GDR 1 Gold
1992 Summer 22 Barcelona Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay Germany GER 3 Bronze

Women's 100 metres Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1988 Summer 18 Seoul Swimming East Germany Final 4 55.52
1988 Summer 18 Seoul Swimming East Germany Round One Heat Seven 1 QU 56.14

Women's 200 metres Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1988 Summer 18 Seoul Swimming East Germany Final 3 1:59.01
1988 Summer 18 Seoul Swimming East Germany Round One Heat Five 2 QU 2:00.30

Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T IST CTAS
1988 Summer 18 Seoul Swimming East Germany GDR Final 1 OR 3:40.63 55.10 3:40.63
1992 Summer 22 Barcelona Swimming Germany GER Final 3 3:41.60 55.75 3:41.60
1992 Summer 22 Barcelona Swimming Germany GER Round One Heat Two 2 QU 3:43.58 56.10 56.10

Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T IST CTAS
1988 Summer 18 Seoul Swimming East Germany GDR Round One Heat Two 1 QU 4:08.53 56.07 4:08.53