Barbara Krause (later Wanja, born 7 July 1959 in East Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. She was a three-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world record holder. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Krause won gold medals in the 100 m and 200 m freestyle and in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.

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Barbara Krause

Krause in 1979
Personal information
Nationality	East German
Born	(1959-07-07) 7 July 1959 (age 64) East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Spouse	Lutz Wanja
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 100 m freestyle 1980 Moscow 200 m freestyle 1980 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle World Championships 1975 Cali 4×100 m freestyle 1978 Berlin 100 m freestyle 1978 Berlin 200 m freestyle 1978 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle 1978 Berlin 4×100 m medley European Championships 1977 Jönköping 100 m freestyle 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m freestyle 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m medley 1977 Jönköping 200 m freestyle 1977 Jönköping 400 m freestyle

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Her husband, Lutz Wanja, is also a retired German Olympic swimmer.^[1]

Krause, like many of the East German athletes of the time, was doped by her coaches^[2][3] under instruction from the Stasi.^[4][5] At the time of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Krause was forced off the East German swimming team because "team doctors had miscalculated her dose of drugs and worried she might test positive at the Games".^[6]

Both of her children were born with deformed feet, which was later attributed to her use of steroids.^[7]

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