Christel Justen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christel Justen

swimmer

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1957

Place of Birth: Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands

Date of Death: 20-Jan-2005

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Christel Justen (10 October 1957 – 20 January 2005) was a German breaststroke swimmer who won one gold and one silver medal at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships.
The same year she set a new world record in the 100 m breastroke event and was selected as the German Sportspersonality of the Year.She retired soon after 1974 to focus on her studies and later worked as a sports coach and physiotherapist.
It was later revealed in 1993 that as a teenager she was given anabolic steroids by her coach without knowledge or consent of her parents.
She died of natural causes, aged 47.