Other names: NKE, Karin

Born: 20 June 1961

Birthplace: Dresden (Allemagne)

Nationality: Allemagne

Sport: Skating

ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Lake Placid 1980

Sarajevo 1984

Calgary 1988

AWARDS

Olympic medals:

Gold: 3

Silver: 4

Bronze: 1

Other results:

World Championships

Gold: 11 (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88)

Silver: 4 (81, 82, 83, 88)

Only Winter Woman to Win 8 Individual Medals

A converted figure skater from Dresden, Karin Enke is the only woman in the history of the Winter Olympics to win eight medals in individual events. As an 18-year-old, she earned a gold medal at 500 m in 1980. Two months before the 1984 Games, she set a world record at 1,500m, but it was not recognized for technical reasons.

In Sarajevo she broke the world record again, but this time it was official. She went on to earn another gold medal in the 1,000m and silver medals in the 500m and 3 000m. In 1988, competing under her married name of Karen Kania, she won silver medals at 1,000m and 1,500m and a bronze medal in the 500m.