Martina Grunert (later Koch then Abresch; born 17 May 1949 in
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...
) is a retired German swimmer who participated in the
1964
Events January
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* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
and
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
. As a part of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay team she was
sixth in 1964 and
won a silver medal in 1968. Her best individual achievement was fifth place in
100 m freestyle in 1968. She also won two gold medals in the European Aquatics Championships: 100 m freestyle (1966) and 200 m medley (1970).
EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)
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References
1949 births
Living people
German female freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers of the United Team of Germany
Olympic swimmers of East Germany
Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Swimmers from Leipzig
21st-century German women
20th-century German women
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