![]() Gudrun Wegner in 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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- ^ Reinhard Merkel Archived 2 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Gudrun WEGNER. les-sports.info
- ^ Jochen Mayer (19 January 2005) Grundsätze mit Fragen. Sächsische Zeitung
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