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Rica Reinisch (Rika Reinisch) was born on 6 April, 1965 in Seifhennersdorf, East Germany, is a Rica Reinisch is swimmer from East Germany swimmer from East Germany. Discover Rica Reinisch'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 58 years old?

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Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 6 April 1965
Birthday 6 April
Birthplace Seifhennersdorf, East Germany
Nationality Germany

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Rica Reinisch Height, Weight & Measurements

At 58 years old, Rica Reinisch height is 1.78 m and Weight 132 lb.

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Height 1.78 m
Weight 132 lb
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Rica Reinisch Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Rica Reinisch worth at the age of 58 years old? Rica Reinisch’s income source is mostly from being a successful swimmer. She is from Germany. We have estimated Rica Reinisch's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1965

Rica Reinisch (later Assmann then Neumann; born 6 April 1965) is a retired swimmer from East Germany.

She was a specialist in backstroke, setting four world records in the Moscow Games (three in 100 m backstroke: 1:01.51, 1:01.50 and 1:00.86; one in 200 m backstroke 2:11.77), at the age of fifteen.

She won gold medals in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke and as a member of the 4 x 100 medley relay team.

Reinisch was born in Seifhennersdorf, Bezirk Dresden (now Saxony), and first competed at the age of eight.

Her swimming abilities earned her a place in the Dresden Sports School.

At 12 years old, she had already swum the 100 m backstroke in 1:14.3.

Two years later, at 14, she was ranked as the twentieth female swimmer in the world in the 100 m backstroke with 1:04.84.

1980

In January 1980, she realized that she had the potential to become an Olympic champion.

In the swimming invitational in Austin (Texas), a kind of "world female championship", she was barely beaten by the American world champion Linda Jezek (1:03.74 to 1:03.15).

One month later she recorded a time of 1:02.46, better than every active swimmer, less than one second away from the world record held by her countrywoman Ulrike Richter.

In the 200 m backstroke she went under 2:20 at 2:15.59.

The "records route" was opened for Reinisch.

The hardest was, maybe, winning the national championships where she suffered one defeat by Petra Riedel.

But she improved in time for the Olympic Games.

Shortly before she had swum the 100 m backstroke in 1:01.77.

Reinisch, like many of the East German athletes of the time, was doped by her coaches under instruction from the Stasi.

Swimmers were doped with oral-Turinabol, an anabolic steroid derived from testosterone.

After suffering severe period pain and enlarged ovaries, her mother forced her to retire at the age of sixteen, just after the Moscow Olympics.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reintegration of East Germany, records confirmed the doping scandal.

By this time, Reinisch had married and had already suffered two miscarriages.

Like most of the East German athletes, Reinisch was compensated in an ensuing court case on the matter.

Reinisch now has two children, and was later quoted as saying: "The worst thing is they took away from me the opportunity to ever know if I could have won the gold medals without the steroids. That's the greatest betrayal of all."