Christiane Knacke

Christiane Knacke

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Born	April 17, 1962
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for  East Germany Olympic Games Bronze 1980 Moscow 100 m butterfly European Championships (LC) Silver 1977 Jönköping 100 m butterfly

Christiane Knacke (born April 17, 1962) is a former butterfly swimmer from East Germany. At age eighteen she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 m butterfly at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Knacke was the first woman in history to break the one-minute barrier in the event, when she clocked 59.78 on August 28, 1977.

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Preceded by Kornelia Ender	Women's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) August 28, 1977 – July 3, 1978	Succeeded by Andrea Pollack

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Name	Knacke, Christiane
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