Heike Drechsler was born on December 16, 1964 in Gera, German Democratic Republic as Heike Gabriela Daute. She is an actress, known for Coeurs d'athlètes (2003), Seoul 1988: Games of the XXIV Olympiad (1988) and Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad (2000). She was previously married to Andreas Drechsler.