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Nationality | East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Teutschenthal, East Germany | 18 February 1963||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Backstroke Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SV Halle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cornelia Polit (later Embacher, born 18 February 1963) is a former swimmer from East Germany. At age seventeen she won the silver medal in the women's 200 m backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics, behind her teammate Rica Reinisch. [1] She won a silver and a gold medal in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 1981 European Aquatics Championships, respectively. Two years later she repeated this achievement, but in the butterfly events. [2]
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Nationality | East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Teutschenthal, East Germany | 18 February 1963||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes |
Backstroke Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SV Halle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cornelia Polit (later Embacher, born 18 February 1963) is a former swimmer from East Germany. At age seventeen she won the silver medal in the women's 200 m backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics, behind her teammate Rica Reinisch. [1] She won a silver and a gold medal in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 1981 European Aquatics Championships, respectively. Two years later she repeated this achievement, but in the butterfly events. [2]