Daniela Hunger (born 20 March 1972 in

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) is a former medley and freestyle

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from

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, who won two golden medals at the

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: in the women's 200 m individual medley, and as a member of the women's 4×100 m freestyle team. Hunger also competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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, where she captured three medals. She competed for

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. In 1998, several former East German swimmers have gone public with accusations against their coaches and physicians that they were systematically doped, Daniela Hunger being one of them.

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