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Grit Breuer (later Springstein, born 16 February 1972 in Röbel, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a German former athlete, who competed in the women's
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events. She has received injuries as a result of her sports competition, including a slipped disk in her back and a ligament in her knee. She has also been involved in drugs-related controversy. In 1992 she received a two-year ban from the sport after admitting she had taken
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. In 2004, she was accused of skipping a drug test in
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, but she was cleared on a technicality. She has won two Olympic bronze medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay. Her first was in 1988 competing for East Germany, when she ran in the heats but not the final and the second was in 1996.


Sports accomplishments


See also

* Doping cases in athletics


References


External links


East Germany's Doping Legacy Returns
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Breuer, Grit 1972 births Living people People from Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district) People from Bezirk Neubrandenburg German female sprinters East German female sprinters Sportspeople from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Olympic athletes of East Germany Olympic athletes of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany Doping cases in athletics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) German national athletics champions Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Olympic female sprinters