Gudrun Beckmann (born 17 August 1955 in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

) is a German former

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 ...

who competed in 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. ...

and in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

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1955 births Living people German female swimmers German female freestyle swimmers German female butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for West Germany Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Düsseldorf World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in swimming FISU World University Games silver medalists for West Germany Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade 21st-century German women 20th-century German women {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub