Astrid Strauss or, rarely, Strauß (born 24 December 1968 in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

) is a former freestyle

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from

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, who won the silver medal in the 800 m freestyle at the

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. In May 1992, she tested positive for

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and was suspended from competition.

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1968 births Living people East German female freestyle swimmers Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic swimmers of East Germany Swimmers from Berlin Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics People from East Berlin World record setters in swimming Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold Olympic silver medalists in swimming German sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in swimming {{Germany-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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