Barbara Göbel (born 8 April 1943) is a German former

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who won a bronze medal at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

in the 200 m breaststroke event. At the

1962 European Aquatics Championships The 1962 European Aquatics Championships were held in Leipzig, East Germany from 18 to 25 August 1962. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). In the men's swimming program, the 100 m backstroke had been replaced by the 20 ...

, she won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, setting the new world record. For this achievement, the relay team members were named German Sportspersonalities of the Year in the team category in 1962.Mannschaften des Jahres seit 1947
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1943 births Living people Sportspeople from Jena Swimmers from Thuringia East German female breaststroke swimmers German female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United Team of Germany Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic bronze medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver Sportspeople from Bezirk Gera {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub