Waldtraut Oertel
_-_Waltraud_Oertel.jpg) Waldtraut Oertel in 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Waldtraut Skrzipek 14 October 1936 Halle (Saale), Gau Halle-Merseburg, Germany |
| Died | 22 July 2026 (aged 89) |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Spouse | |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Diving |
| Club | Motor Mitte Halle; SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
Waldtraut Oertel (née Skrzipek, 14 October 1936 – 22 July 2026), also spelled Waltraud Oertel, was a German diver. She competed in the springboard at the 1960 Summer Olympics, representing the United Team of Germany, and finished in 10th place.[1]
Her husband Rudi Oertel competed at the 1960 Olympics in men's springboard.[1] They married around late 1954, when she changed her last name and club. She won four national titles in East Germany between 1952 and 1955.[2]
After retiring from her active career, Oertel was a diving and swimming coach in her husband's home town, Gera. She died on 22 July 2026, at the age of 89.[3]
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- 1 2 Waltraud Oertel. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Wasserspringen – DDR – Meisterschaften (Freiluft). sport-komplett.de
- ↑ Jens Lohse (29 July 2026). "Ein Leben fürs Wasserspringen: Gera trauert um Olympionikin Waldtraut Oertel". Ostthüringer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2026.