Karin Voss (néeEnke, formerly Busch, Kania and Richter; born 20 June 1961) is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant of the 1980s. She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist, winning the 500 metres in 1980, the 1000 metres in 1984 and the 1500 metres in 1984. She won a total of eight Olympic medals, representing East Germany.
Karin Enke started her sport career as a figure skater at the club SC Einheit Dresden. Representing East Germany she came in ninth place at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1977. Later she changed to speed skating. Dominant on all distances (being reigning World Allround Champion and World Sprint Champion, and having won German Single Distance Championships titles on all five distances in 1983), Enke was the favourite for all four distances at the 1984 Winter Olympics of Sarajevo, but she won "only" two gold and two silver medals.[1] At the World Cup, Enke had 21 single-distance victories, but won only one overall World Cup. She retired from speed skating after the 1987–88 season.
Born as Karin Enke, she married in 1981 and competed as Karin Busch during the 1981–82 winter. The marriage did not last long and during the 1982–83 and 1983–84 winters, she competed as Karin Enke again. After marrying her longtime former trainer Rudolf Kania in 1984, she competed as Karin Kania for the rest of her speed skating career. After her career had ended, she divorced and married again and became Karin Enke-Richter.
Like several other female East German skaters who got married after the season had ended (and several of them more than once over the course of their careers), Enke caused some confusion among the speed skating public when she—a skater with a name unfamiliar to them—suddenly won major titles in her "first" season. To alleviate the confusion, Enke kept her maiden name as the first part of her last name after her third marriage, just like Gunda Kleemann (also known as Gunda Niemann and Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann) kept Niemann (the name of her first husband) as the first part of her last name even after her divorce and both before and after her second marriage, which is unusual in most Western European countries.
Doping useedit
On 3 January 2010, Giselher Spitzer, a German sport historian and researcher of the Humboldt University of Berlin, claimed in the Dutch TV documentary Andere Tijden ('Other Times') that back in 1984, Karin Enke had been prepared with doping. He based his claim on Stasi-documents, which were shown during the programme. Citation: "[Dem Arzt] war bekannt, dass Karin ENKE zu den Olympischen Spielen zu den ausgewählten Athleten gehörte, die mit erheblichen Mengen Testosteron und gleichzeitigen Gegenspritzen von Epitestosteron auf ihre Wettkämpfe vorbereitet würden." ("It was known to the medic, that Karin ENKE at the Olympic Games belonged to those athletes who were prepared for the Games with relevant measures of Testosteron and, synchronously, with contrasting measures of Epitosteron.").[2]
Medalsedit
Karin Enke at the European Championships in 1983
An overview of medals won by Enke at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:
1980 (1000 m) 1983 (500 m) 1983 (1000 m) 1983 (1500 m) 1983 (3000 m) 1983 (5000 m) 1984 (500 m) 1984 (1000 m) 1984 (1500 m) 1986 (1000 m) 1987 (500 m) 1988 (1000 m) 1988 (1500 m)
1980 (1500 m) 1986 (500 m) 1986 (1500 m) 1986 (3000 m) 1988 (500 m)
1980 (500 m)
World recordsedit
Over the course of her career, Enke skated 10 world records:
To put these personal records in perspective, the last column (WR) lists the official world records on the dates that Enke skated her personal records.[1]
Note that Enke's personal record on the 500 m was not a world record because Bonnie Blair skated 39.10 at the same tournament (the 1988 Winter Olympics). Enke's personal record on the 1000 m was not a world record either because (again at the same 1988 Winter Olympics) Christa Rothenburger skated 1:17.65 – 0.05 seconds faster.
Referencesedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karin Enke.
^"Raadsel rondom Van Gennip en DDR-vrouwen opgelost" Sportweek, 3 January 2010.
External linksedit
Karin Enke at SkateResults.com
(in German)
January 01, 1970
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Karin Enke news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Karin Voss nee Enke formerly Busch Kania and Richter born 20 June 1961 is a former speed skater one of the most dominant of the 1980s She is a three time Olympic gold medallist winning the 500 metres in 1980 the 1000 metres in 1984 and the 1500 metres in 1984 She won a total of eight Olympic medals representing East Germany Karin EnkeEnke in 1983Personal informationBorn 1961 06 20 20 June 1961 age 62 Dresden East GermanyHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight72 kg 159 lb SportSportSpeed skatingClubSC Einheit DresdenMedal record Women s speed skating Representing East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid 500 m 1984 Sarajevo 1000 m 1984 Sarajevo 1500 m 1984 Sarajevo 500 m 1984 Sarajevo 3000 m 1988 Calgary 1000 m 1988 Calgary 1500 m 1988 Calgary 500 m Contents 1 Short biography 2 Doping use 3 Medals 4 World records 5 Personal records 6 References 7 External linksShort biography editKarin Enke started her sport career as a figure skater at the club SC Einheit Dresden Representing East Germany she came in ninth place at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1977 Later she changed to speed skating Dominant on all distances being reigning World Allround Champion and World Sprint Champion and having won German Single Distance Championships titles on all five distances in 1983 Enke was the favourite for all four distances at the 1984 Winter Olympics of Sarajevo but she won only two gold and two silver medals 1 At the World Cup Enke had 21 single distance victories but won only one overall World Cup She retired from speed skating after the 1987 88 season Born as Karin Enke she married in 1981 and competed as Karin Busch during the 1981 82 winter The marriage did not last long and during the 1982 83 and 1983 84 winters she competed as Karin Enke again After marrying her longtime former trainer Rudolf Kania in 1984 she competed as Karin Kania for the rest of her speed skating career After her career had ended she divorced and married again and became Karin Enke Richter Like several other female East German skaters who got married after the season had ended and several of them more than once over the course of their careers Enke caused some confusion among the speed skating public when she a skater with a name unfamiliar to them suddenly won major titles in her first season To alleviate the confusion Enke kept her maiden name as the first part of her last name after her third marriage just like Gunda Kleemann also known as Gunda Niemann and Gunda Niemann Stirnemann kept Niemann the name of her first husband as the first part of her last name even after her divorce and both before and after her second marriage which is unusual in most Western European countries Doping use editOn 3 January 2010 Giselher Spitzer a German sport historian and researcher of the Humboldt University of Berlin claimed in the Dutch TV documentary Andere Tijden Other Times that back in 1984 Karin Enke had been prepared with doping He based his claim on Stasi documents which were shown during the programme Citation Dem Arzt war bekannt dass Karin ENKE zu den Olympischen Spielen zu den ausgewahlten Athleten gehorte die mit erheblichen Mengen Testosteron und gleichzeitigen Gegenspritzen von Epitestosteron auf ihre Wettkampfe vorbereitet wurden It was known to the medic that Karin ENKE at the Olympic Games belonged to those athletes who were prepared for the Games with relevant measures of Testosteron and synchronously with contrasting measures of Epitosteron 2 Medals edit nbsp Karin Enke at the European Championships in 1983 An overview of medals won by Enke at important championships she participated in listing the years in which she won each Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Winter Olympics 1980 500 m 1984 1000 m 1984 1500 m 1984 500 m 1984 3000 m 1988 1000 m 1988 1500 m 1988 500 m World Allround 1982 1984 1986 1987 1988 1981 1983 World Sprint 1980 1981 1983 1984 1986 1987 1982 1988 World Cup 1986 1000 m 1986 500 m 1986 1500 m 1988 1000 m 1986 3000 5000 m 1988 500 m 1988 1500 m 1988 3000 5000 m European Allround 1981 1982 1983 German Allround 1982 1983 German Sprint 1984 1986 1983 German Single Distance 1980 1000 m 1983 500 m 1983 1000 m 1983 1500 m 1983 3000 m 1983 5000 m 1984 500 m 1984 1000 m 1984 1500 m 1986 1000 m 1987 500 m 1988 1000 m 1988 1500 m 1980 1500 m 1986 500 m 1986 1500 m 1986 3000 m 1988 500 m 1980 500 m World records editOver the course of her career Enke skated 10 world records Distance Result Date Location Mini combination 168 271 14 February 1982 Inzell 1500 m 2 03 42 9 February 1984 Sarajevo 1000 m 1 18 84 22 February 1986 Karuizawa Sprint combination 160 060 23 February 1986 Karuizawa 1500 m 2 02 23 6 March 1986 Inzell 3000 m 4 18 02 21 March 1986 Medeo 500 m 39 52 21 March 1986 Medeo 1500 m 1 59 30 22 March 1986 Medeo Mini combination 168 387 22 March 1986 Inzell 1000 m 1 18 11 5 December 1987 CalgaryPersonal records editTo put these personal records in perspective the last column WR lists the official world records on the dates that Enke skated her personal records 1 Distance Result Date Location WR 500 m 39 24 22 February 1988 Calgary 39 39 1000 m 1 17 70 26 February 1988 Calgary 1 18 11 1500 m 1 59 30 22 March 1986 Medeo 2 02 23 3000 m 4 17 76 5 December 1987 Calgary 4 16 85 5000 m 7 39 82 22 March 1986 Medeo 7 31 45 Small combination 168 272 22 March 1986 Medeo 171 760 Mini combination 168 271 14 February 1982 Inzell 168 387 Sprint combination 160 060 23 February 1986 Karuizawa 161 120 Note that Enke s personal record on the 500 m was not a world record because Bonnie Blair skated 39 10 at the same tournament the 1988 Winter Olympics Enke s personal record on the 1000 m was not a world record either because again at the same 1988 Winter Olympics Christa Rothenburger skated 1 17 65 0 05 seconds faster References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karin Enke a b Karin Enke Kania sports reference com Raadsel rondom Van Gennip en DDR vrouwen opgelost Sportweek 3 January 2010 External links editKarin Enke at SkateResults com Karin Enke at DESG Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karin Enke amp oldid 1209215051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
