Silvia Gerasch
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| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  East Germany |
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| European LC Championships | |||
| Women’s Swimming | |||
| Silver | 1983 Rome | 100m Breast | |
| Silver | 1983 Rome | 200m Breast | |
| Gold | 1985 Sofia | 100m Breast | |
| World Championships (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1986 Madrid | 100m Breast | |
| Gold | 1986 Madrid | 4x 100m freestyle medley | |
Competitor for  Germany |
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| Gold | 1993 Strasbourg | 100m Breast | |
Sylvia Gerasch (born March 16, 1969) is a German former swimmer.
[edit] Early life
She was born in Cottbus, East Germany in 1969.
[edit] Career
Gerasch was sixteen years of age when she participated in the 1983 European Championships, and placed second behind Ute Geweniger in the 100m and 200m breaststroke. In the subsequent European Championships she achieved her first international title in the 100m breaststroke.
At the 1986 World Aquatics Championships, she achieved the World Championship titles in the 100m breaststroke, and the 4 × 100m layer freestyle with teammates Kristin Otto, Kathrin Zimmermann and Kornelia Greßler.[1][2]
She also competed in the Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.[3]
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