Ursel Brunner
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| File:Brunner, Ursel cropped, Bestanddeelnr 915-5765.jpg Brunner in 1963 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 30 January 1941 Heidelberg-Ziegelhausen, Germany |
| Died | 18 September 2024 (aged 83)[1] Heidelberg |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | SV Nikar, Heidelberg |
Medal record | |
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Ursula "Ursel" Brunner (German pronunciation: [ˈʊʁzl̩ ˈbʁʊnɐ] Audio file "De-Ursel Brunner.ogg" not found; 30 January 1941 – 18 September 2024) was a West German freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won two bronze medals in relay events in 1960.[2]
She won at least 15 national titles in the 100 m butterfly (1961–1962), 400 m individual medley (1962–1963), and 100 m (1959–1963) and 400 m freestyle (1957, 1959–1963).[3] In 1963, she was selected the German Sportspersonality of the Year.[4] In 1975 Brunner married her former coach Hans Wirth (died 1988). She had a son.
Publications
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Ursel Brunner's obituary (in German)
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- ^ Schwimmen – Deutsche Meisterschaften. Damen Teil 1, Teil 3. sport-komplett.de
- ^ Ursel Brunner. munzinger.de (27 November 2000).
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Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2024 deaths
- German female backstroke swimmers
- German female freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for the United Team of Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for West Germany
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for West Germany
- Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century German sportswomen
- Sportspeople from Heidelberg
- German swimming Olympic medalist stubs