German three-time Olympic gold medalist in speed skating. She won two golds in 1984 and one in 1980.
She started her career as a figure skater.
She was considered one of the greatest speed skaters of the 1980s, amassing 10 world records.
She was born in 1961 in Dresden, East Germany.
She competed against Bonnie Blair in the 1988 Winter Olympics.
