What is Claudia Poll's nationality?
Q: What is Claudia Poll's nationality?
A: Claudia Poll is a Costa Rican swimmer of German descent.
Q: When was Claudia Poll born?
A: Claudia Maria Poll Ahrens was born on 21 December 1972 in Managua.
Q: What events did she compete in?
A: She competed in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle swimming.
Q: What medals did she win at the 1996 Summer Olympics?
A: At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle. This made her the only gold-medalist Costa Rica ever had.
Q: Did her sister also compete in the Olympics?
A: Yes, her older sister Sylvia was a silver medalist at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
Q: Was Heike Friedrich doping during her race against Sylvia Poll?
A: Yes, after the collapse of Communism, East German Secret police (Stasi) files revealed that Friedrich — along with all other East German Olympic swimmers — had systematically been doped as a matter of national policy.
Q:What happened to Claudia Poll after 2002?
A:In June 2002, it was announced that Claudia Poll tested positive for an illegal performance-enhancing steroid and was suspended from competition for four years by FINA (International Amateur Swimming Federation).
