Daniela Hunger | |
Nationality: | (until 1990) |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1972 |
Birth Place: | East Berlin, East Germany |
Weight: | 63kg (139lb) |
Strokes: | Medley Freestyle |
Club: | SC Dynamo Berlin SV Preußen Berlin |
Daniela Hunger (born 20 March 1972 in East Berlin) is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two golden medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea: in the women's 200 m individual medley, and as a member of the women's 4×100 m freestyle team. Hunger also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she captured three medals. She competed for SC Dynamo Berlin.[1] [2] [3] including Silver in 4x100 m Medley Relay with participation of Dagmar Hase, Jana Dörries, Franziska van Almsick, Daniela Hunger.[4]
In 1998, several former East German swimmers have gone public with accusations against their coaches and physicians that they were systematically doped, Daniela Hunger being one of them.[5]