{{short description|East German swimmer}} {{expand German|topic=bio|date=December 2021|Astrid Strauß}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Astrid Strauss | image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1983-0616-030, Birgit Meineke, Daniela Übel.jpg | imagesize = 250px | caption = Astrid Strauss in 1983 | nationality = East German | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|24|df=y}} | birth_place = East Berlin, East Germany<ref>{{cite web|title=Astrid Strauss|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/astrid-strauss-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163955/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/astrid-strauss-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=3 June 2017}}</ref> | height = {{height|m=1.87|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|82|kg|lb}} | strokes = Freestyle | club = Berliner TSC | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's swimming}} {{MedalCountry | {{GDR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver| 1988 Seoul | 800 m freestyle}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships (LC)}} {{MedalGold|1986 Madrid|800 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|1986 Madrid|4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver|1986 Madrid|400 m freestyle}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships (LC)}} {{MedalGold| 1983 Rome | 400 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold| 1983 Rome | 800 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold| 1983 Rome | 4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold| 1985 Sofia | 400 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold| 1985 Sofia | 800 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold| 1985 Sofia | 4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold| 1985 Sofia | 4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold| 1987 Strasbourg | 4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold| 1989 Bonn | 4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver| 1983 Rome | 200 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver| 1987 Strasbourg | 400 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver| 1987 Strasbourg | 800 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver| 1989 Bonn | 800 m freestyle}} }}
'''Astrid Strauss''' or, rarely, '''Strauß''' (born 24 December 1968 in Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 800 m freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
In May 1992, she tested positive for testosterone and was suspended from competition.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ewald|first1=Russ|title=Germany Is Tops In Europe|journal=Swimming World|date=September 1993|volume=34|issue=9|pages=43|url=http://magazines.swimmingworld.com:9997/SW/MagazinePDF/199309.pdf#page=45|access-date=3 June 2017}}</ref>
==See also== * List of German records in swimming
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Footer World LC Champions 800m Freestyle Women}} {{Footer World LC Champions 4x200m Freestyle Women}} {{Footer European Champions 400m Freestyle Women}} {{Footer European Champions 800m Freestyle Women}} {{Footer European Champions 4x100m Freestyle Women}} {{Footer European Champions 4x200m Freestyle Women|1983|1985|1987|1989}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strauss, Astrid}} Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:East German female freestyle swimmers Category:Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Category:Olympic swimmers for East Germany Category:Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers from East Berlin Category:World record setters in swimming Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Category:Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold Category:Olympic silver medalists in swimming Category:German sportspeople in doping cases Category:Doping cases in swimming
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