Swimmer, born in Bitterfeld, EC Germany. Representing East Germany, she won three Olympic silver medals in 1972, aged 13, and between 1973 and 1976 broke 23 world records (the most by a woman under modern conditions). At the 1973 and 1975 World Championships she won 10 medals, including a record eight golds. In 1976 she became the first woman to win four gold medals at one Olympic Games: the 100 m and 200 m freestyle, the 100 m butterfly, and the 4 × 100 m medley relay.
| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Competitor for East Germany | |||
| Women’s Swimming | |||
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 200m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 100m Butterfly | |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 4x100m Medley Relay | |
| Silver | 1976 Montreal | 4x100m Freestyle Relay | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 200m Individual Medley | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 4x100m Freestyle Relay | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 4x100m Medley Relay | |
Kornelia Ender (born October 25, 1958 in Bitterfeld) is an East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times.
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