Cornelia Polit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Cornelia Polit

East German swimmer

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1963

Place of Birth: Teutschenthal, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Cornelia Polit (later Embacher, born 18 February 1963) is a former swimmer from East Germany.
At age seventeen she won the silver medal in the women's 200 m backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics, behind her team mate Rica Reinisch.
She won a silver and a gold medal in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 1981 European Aquatics Championships, respectively.
Two years later she repeated this achievement, but in the butterfly events.