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Ulrike Richter (born 17 June 1959) is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she won three gold medals. She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships and two in 1975. Richter set fourteen world records during her career in 100 m backstroke 200 m backstroke and medley relay. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale Florida in 1983.
