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Medal record

Heike Friedrich
Women's swimming
Competitor for  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold 1988 Seoul 200 m freestyle
Silver 1988 Seoul 400 m freestyle
World Championships - Long Course
Gold 1986 Madrid 200 m freestyle
Gold 1986 Madrid 400 m freestyle
Gold 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
Gold 1986 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Competitor for  East Germany
Gold 1985 Sofia 100 m freestyle
Gold 1985 Sofia 200 m freestyle
Gold 1985 Sofia 4×100 m freestyle
Gold 1985 Sofia 4×200 m freestyle
Gold 1985 Sofia 4×100 m medley
Gold 1987 Strasbourg 200 m freestyle
Gold 1987 Strasbourg 400 m freestyle
Gold 1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m freestyle
Gold 1987 Strasbourg 4×200 m freestyle
Competitor for  Germany
Silver 1991 Athens 4×200 m freestyle

Heike Friedrich (born 18 April 1970 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

At the age of 15, Friedrich won five gold medals in the 1985 European championships and won four more in the World Championship the next year. She had not lost in a single major international championship in any event until she was defeated by Janet Evans in the 400 m in the Seoul Olympics, taking the silver medal. Freidrich had already won the gold medal in the 200 m freestyle on the previous day.

References

Records
Preceded by
East Germany Kristin Otto		 Women's 200 metre freestyle
world record holder (long course)
18 June 1986 – 6 September 1994		 Succeeded by
Germany Franziska van Almsick
Olympic Champions in Women's 200 m Freestyle

1968: Debbie Meyer | 1972: Shane Gould | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Barbara Krause | 1984: Mary Wayte | 1988: Heike Friedrich | 1992: Nicole Haislett | 1996: Claudia Poll | 2000: Susie O'Neill | 2004: Camelia Potec | 2008: Federica Pellegrini
World Long Course Champions in Women's 200 m Freestyle

 1973: Keena Rothhammer (USA)  •  1975: Shirley Babashoff (USA)  •  1978: Cynthia Woodhead (USA)  •  1982: Annemarie Verstappen (NED)  •  1986: Heike Friedrich (GDR)  •  1991: Hayley Lewis (USA)  •  1994: Franziska Van Almsick (GER)  •  1998: Claudia Poll (CRC)  •  2001: Giaan Rooney (AUS)  •  2003: Alena Popchanka (BLR)  •  2005: Solenne Figues (FRA)  •  2007: Laure Manaudou (FRA)  •  2009: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
World Long Course Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

 1973: Heather Greenwood (USA)  •  1975: Shirley Babashoff (USA)  •  1978: Tracey Wickham (AUS)  •  1982: Carmela Schmidt (USA)  •  1986: Heike Friedrich (GDR)  •  1991: Janet Evans (USA)  •  1994: Ahiua Yang (CHN)  •  1998: Chen Yan (CHN)  •  2001: Yana Klochkova (BLR)  •  2003: Hannah Stockbauer (GER)  •  2005: Laure Manaudou (FRA)  •  2007: Laure Manaudou (FRA)  •  2009: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
European Champions in Women's 100 m Freestyle

1927: Maria Vierdag (NED) • 1931: Yvonne Godard (FRA) • 1934: Willy den Ouden (NED) • 1938: Ragnhild Hveger (DEN) • 1947: Fritzie Nathansen (DEN) • 1950: Irma Schumacher (NED) • 1954: Katalin Szőke (HUN) • 1958: Kate Jobson (SWE) • 1962: Heidi Pechstein (GDR) • 1966: Martina Grunert (GDR) • 1970: Gabriele Wetzko (GDR) • 1974: Kornelia Ender (GDR) • 1977: Barbara Krause (GDR) • 1981: Caren Metschuck (GDR) • 1983: Birgit Meineke (GDR) • 1985: Heike Friedrich (GDR) • 1987: Kristin Otto (GDR) • 1989: Katrin Meißner (GDR) • 1991: Catherine Plewinski (FRA) • 1993: Franziska van Almsick (GER) • 1995: Franziska van Almsick (GER) • 1997: Sandra Völker (GER) • 1999: Sue Rolph (GBR) • 2000: Therese Alshammar (SWE) • 2002: Franziska van Almsick (GER) • 2004: Malia Metella (FRA) • 2006: Britta Steffen (GER) • 2008: Marleen Veldhuis (NED)
European Champions in Women's 200 m Freestyle

1970: Gabriele Wetzko (GDR) • 1974: Kornelia Ender (GDR) • 1977: Petra Thümer (GDR) • 1981: Carmela Schmidt (GDR) • 1983: Birgit Meineke (GDR) • 1985: Heike Friedrich (GDR) • 1987: Heike Friedrich (GDR) • 1989: Manuela Stellmach (GDR) • 1991: Mette Jacobsen (DEN) • 1993: Franziska van Almsick (GER) • 1995: Kerstin Kielgass (GER) • 1997: Michelle Smith (IRL) • 1999: Camelia Potec (ROM) • 2000: Natalya Baranovskaya (BLR) • 2002: Franziska van Almsick (GER) • 2004: Camelia Potec (ROM) • 2006: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) • 2008: Sara Isakovič (SLO)
European Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

1927: Maria Braun (NED) • 1931: Maria Braun (NED) • 1934: Rie Mastenbroek (NED) • 1938: Ragnhild Hveger (DEN) • 1947: Karen Margrete Harup (DEN) • 1950: Grete Andersen (DEN) • 1954: Agata Sebö (HUN) • 1958: Jans Koster (NED) • 1962: Adrie Lasterie (NED) • 1966: Claude Mandonnaud (FRA) • 1970: Elke Sehmisch (GDR) • 1972: Angela Franke (GDR) • 1977: Petra Thümer (GDR) • 1981: Ines Diers (GDR) • 1983: Astrid Strauss (GDR) • 1985: Astrid Strauss (GDR) • 1987: Heike Friedrich (GDR) • 1989: Anke Möhring (GDR) • 1991: Irene Dalby (NOR) • 1993: Dagmar Hase (GER) • 1995: Franziska van Almsick (GER) • 1997: Dagmar Hase (GER) • 1999: Camelia Potec (ROM) • 2000: Yana Klochkova (UKR) • 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) • 2004: Laure Manaudou (FRA) • 2006: Laure Manaudou (FRA) • 2008: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)







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