Renate Vogel

Renate Vogel (later Heinrich and Bauer, born 30 June 1955) is a retired East German breaststroke swimmer. She had her best achievements in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, setting two world records in 1973 and 1974, and winning a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics[1] and two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships and 1974 European Aquatics Championships. She also won two world titles in the 100 m and 200 breaststroke events in 1973,[2] and set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke in 1974.

Renate Vogel

Renate Vogel in 1971
Personal information
Born	30 June 1955 Karl-Marx-Stadt, Germany
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4×100 m medley World Championships 1973 Belgrade 100 m breaststroke 1973 Belgrade 200 m breaststroke 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley European Championships 1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley 1974 Vienna 100 m breaststroke

In 1979 she fled to West Germany by boarding a plane from Budapest to Munich with a false West German passport. There she gave a series of interviews disclosing details of the East German training system[3] and later worked as a swimming coach.

Her cousin Helga Lindner also competed in swimming at the 1972 Olympics.[1]

References

1. Renate Vogel. sports-reference.com
2. Renate VOGEL. les-sports.info
3. Renate Bauer, geb. Vogel, Weltmeisterin, geb. 1955, Schwimmerin, geflohen 1979. zov-sportverraeter.de,