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Petra Schneider was born on 11 January, 1963 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
(now Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany), is a German swimmer. Discover Petra Schneider's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
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61 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
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11 January 1963 |
| Birthday |
11 January |
| Birthplace |
Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
(now Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany) |
| Nationality |
Germany
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She is a member of famous swimmer with the age 61 years old group.
Petra Schneider Height, Weight & Measurements
At 61 years old, Petra Schneider height is 1.72m and Weight 60 kg.
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1.72m |
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60 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Petra Schneider Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Petra Schneider worth at the age of 61 years old? Petra Schneider’s income source is mostly from being a successful swimmer. She is from Germany. We have estimated Petra Schneider's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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swimmer |
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Timeline
Petra Schneider (born 11 January 1963) is a German retired medley and freestyle swimmer.
She actively competed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Schneider came to prominence at the 1978 World Championships in Berlin, winning bronze in the 400 m individual medley behind arch-rival Tracy Caulkins of the United States with whom she shares the same birthday.
She was also named by Swimming World as the European Swimmer of the Year in 1979 and 1980.
She won an Olympic gold medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and set five world records in swimming.
She was named by Swimming World magazine as World Swimmer of the Year in 1980 and 1982, but her achievements are regarded with suspicion due to the state-run systematic doping program run by East Germany.
She later admitted to having been doped.
Thereafter, she never lost to Caulkins again, repeatedly lowering Caulkins' world record in the event, three times in 1980 from 4:40.83 to 4:36.29 at the Moscow Olympics, which was boycotted by the United States.
She also held the world record in the 200 m individual medley, but was denied a gold medal as the event was canceled for the 1980 games.
She also collected a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle.
She improved her record to 4:36.10 at Guayaquil in 1982 and it was not bettered until 1997.
Schneider's victory in the 400 m event left silver medallist Sharron Davies of the United Kingdom 10 seconds in arrears.
This particular victory, however, has been proven to be fraudulent as Schneider later admitted to doping as part of the Stasi era's drugs program wherein many female athletes were put on testosterone to enhance their outcome.
She repeated her haul at the 1982 World Championships in Ecuador, winning the medley double and a silver in the 400 m freestyle.
She also won three European Championships medals and set eight European records.
However, her Olympic career was ended when the Soviet bloc, including East Germany, staged a retaliatory boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles.
Schneider attributed her success in swimming (prior to admissions of doping) with the quote
"For me swimming is the most beautiful of all sports. Although I have been training for very many years and have taken part in a great number of competitions, I always find something new in this sport. And this I'm sure is greatly to the credit of my coach, Eberhard Mothes, who takes my training sessions at the sport club in Karl-Marx-Stadt and never fails to come up with something interesting or challenging in the course of the work. I am the kind of person who likes being expected to achieve as much as I possibly can."
In 2005, she called for her last remaining record (German national record in the 400 m individual medley) to be struck from the record books, because it was achieved with the aid of steroids.
