Wiltrud Urselmann (; born 12 May 1942) is a German former breaststroke

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. In 1957 she was named the German Sportspersonality of the Year for her national achievements. She then won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the

1958 European Aquatics Championships The 1958 LEN European Aquatics Championships took place in Budapest, Hungary from 31 August until 6 September. In swimming, the 4 × 100 m medley relays for men and women were introduced. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Wome ...

. On 6 June 1960 she set a new world record in the same event (02:50.2), beating the previous record of Anita Lonsbrough. Two months later, in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

finals, she swam even faster (2:50.0), but was beaten in the last 25 meters by Lonsbrough (2:49.5).Swimming at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke
sports-reference.com Urselmann also competed at the

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but with a time of 2:53.2 failed to reach the finals.

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1942 births Living people German female swimmers Female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United Team of Germany Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany Sportspeople from Krefeld European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub