Barbara Göbel

Barbara Göbel

Barbara Göbel in 1960
Personal information
Born	8 April 1943 Jena, Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Tus Jena
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for  East Germany Women's Swimming 1960 Rome 200 m breaststroke European Championships 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley

Barbara Göbel (born 8 April 1943) is a German former swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke event.^[1]

At the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, she won a gold medal in the 4×100 m medley relay, setting the new world record. For this achievement, the relay team members were named German Sportspersonalities of the Year in the team category in 1962.^[2]

References

1. "Barbara Göbel". sports-reference. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
2. Mannschaften des Jahres seit 1947. sportler-des-jahres.de