Gudrun Wegner
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Born | 28 February 1955 Görlitz, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 January 2005 (aged 49) Dresden, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Einheit Dresden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gudrun Wegner (later Wünsche, 28 February 1955 – 16 January 2005) was a German swimmer. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 200, 400 and 800 m freestyle events; she won a bronze medal in the 400 m and finished fifth in 800 m.[1] Later she won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the 400 m medley and 800 m freestyle events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships and 1974 European Aquatics Championships.[2] In 1973 she also set a world record in the 400 m medley.
After retirement from competitions she graduated from the German Institute of Physical Education (DHfK) in Leipzig and worked as a coach. The unification of Germany left her jobless. She briefly worked as waitress and then re-trained as social therapist. She died of cancer.[3]
References
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- 1973:
Gudrun Wegner (GDR)
- 1975:
Ulrike Tauber (GDR)
- 1978:
Tracy Caulkins (USA)
- 1982:
Petra Schneider (GDR)
- 1986:
Kathleen Nord (GDR)
- 1991:
Lin Li (CHN)
- 1994:
Dai Guohong (CHN)
- 1998:
Chen Yan (CHN)
- 2001:
Yana Klochkova (UKR)
- 2003:
Yana Klochkova (UKR)
- 2005:
Katie Hoff (USA)
- 2007:
Katie Hoff (USA)
- 2009:
Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
- 2011:
Elizabeth Beisel (USA)
- 2013:
Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
- 2015:
Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
- 2017:
Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
- 2019:
Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
- 2022:
Summer McIntosh (CAN)
- 2023:
Summer McIntosh (CAN)
- 2024:
Freya Colbert (GBR)
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