Evelyn Stolze (born 8 January 1954) is a former

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley events and finished in sixth and fifth place, respectively. She won three medals in medley and butterfly events at the

1970 European Aquatics Championships The 1970 European Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain from 5 to 13 September 1970. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). The swimming program was significantly expanded. Both men and women competed in the ...

. She married Peter Rund, an East German water polo player and swimmer. Their daughter

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(born 1977) also became an Olympic swimmer.

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1954 births Sportspeople from Erfurt Living people East German female swimmers East German female butterfly swimmers East German female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for East Germany Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub