Melitta Kreckow Brunner (née Brunner, 28 January 1907 – 26 May 2003) was an Austrian

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. Competing in

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with

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, she became the 1928 Olympic bronze medalist and a three-time

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medalist, winning two silvers and a bronze. As a

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, she was the 1929 World bronze medalist. After retiring from competitions Brunner taught skating in Switzerland and Great Britain. In December 1932 she married Paul Kreckow, a German figure skater from Berlin. They married in London, where they were giving skating demonstrations. After

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, Brunner performed in

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s in Europe, and then immigrated to the United States. There she continued skating, and coached skaters into her nineties.

Competitive highlights

Ladies' singles

Pairs with Ludwig Wrede

References

External links

Book of the Dead
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunner, Melitta Austrian female pair skaters Austrian female single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics 1907 births 2003 deaths Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1928 Winter Olympics