Kristin Otto was the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games in which event?

Kristin Otto (born 7 February 1966) is a former German swimmer, becoming Olympic, World and European champion, multiple times.

She is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games, doing so at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. In long course, she held the world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events. Otto was also the first woman to swim the short course 100 meter backstroke in under a minute, doing so at an international short course meet at Indiana University in 1983.

In 1984, Otto set a world record in the 200 meter freestyle. She was expected to win gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, but was unable to compete due to the boycott by 14 Eastern Bloc countries, including East Germany. In 1985 she fractured a vertebra, keeping her from competing for most of the year or to go to the European Championships.

She was named the "Female World Swimmer of the Year" in 1984, 1986 and 1988 by "Swimming World" (a US-based quarterly swimming magazine). In October 1986, she was awarded a "Star of People's Friendship" in gold (second class) for her sporting success.