Kristin Otto

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Kristin Otto is a former East German swimmer renowned for winning six gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, making her one of the most successful female Olympic swimmers in history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf East German athlete
Olympic swimmer
human
swimmer
competedFor East Germany
surface form: East Germany national swimming team
continentOfOrigin Europe
countryOfBirth East Germany
countryOfCitizenship East Germany
Germany
dateOfBirth 1966-02-07
eraOfActivity 1980s
familyName Otto
fullName Kristin Otto self-link
givenName Kristin
hasDopingContext benefited from East German state-sponsored doping system (not personally sanctioned)
height 1.85 m
isKnownFor being one of the most successful female Olympic swimmers in history
winning six gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics
languageSpoken German
nationality German
notableAchievement first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games
numberOfOlympicGoldMedals 6
occupation sports commentator
OlympicGamesLocation Seoul
participatedIn 1988 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Leipzig
retired true
sexOrGender female
sport swimming
strokeSpecialty backstroke
butterfly
freestyle
individual medley
trainingCity Leipzig NERFINISHED
wonMedal Olympic gold medal in swimming

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Kristin Otto fullName Kristin Otto self-link
subject surface form: 1936 Summer Olympics