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East German sports machine shields its star athletes
East Berlin profile of Kornelia Ender and the East German system that trains and manages young swimmers through a centralized, data driven program. Doctors monitor metabolism with blood tests, a Leipzig computer guides nutrition and workloads, and the state curates housing, education, and even relationships to maximize Olympic success.
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East Berlin
Kornelia Ender
Alexander Platz
Fraulein
Halle
Soviet Union
United States
Ender
German Democratic Republic
Kurfuerstendamm
Checkpoint Charlie
Leipzig
Jock Roost
Berlin
Alois Marder
Marder
Leipzig University
Research Center
Montreal
Stockholm