Karin Enke, later known as Karin Voss, is a retired German speed skater, born in 1961 in Dresden, who competed for East Germany and won three Olympic gold medals across the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Winter Games, taking gold in the 500 meters at Lake Placid in 1980 and in both the 1000 and 1500 meters at Sarajevo in 1984, for eight Olympic medals in all. She won the World Allround Championship five times, in 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987 and 1988, and the World Sprint Championship six times, and set ten world records over her career before retiring after the 1987-88 season.
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Career HighlightThree-time Olympic gold medallist (500 m 1980, 1000 m and 1500 m 1984) 1 Classification
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Karin Voss (née Enke, formerly Busch, Kania and Richter; born 20 June 1961) is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant of the 1980s.
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Karin Voss (née Enke, formerly Busch, Kania and Richter; born 20 June 1961) is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant of the 1980s.
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She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist, winning the 500 metres in 1980, the 1000 metres in 1984 and the 1500 metres in 1984.
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Karin Voss (née Enke, formerly Busch, Kania and Richter; born 20 June 1961) is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant of the 1980s.
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