Gudrun Wegner (later Wünsche, 28 February 1955 – 16 January 2005) was a German swimmer. 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, 400 and 800 m freestyle events; she won a bronze medal in the 400 m and finished fifth in 800 m. Later she won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the 400 m medley and 800 m freestyle events at the

1973 World Aquatics Championships The 1st FINA World Championships in Aquatics were held in the Tašmajdan Sports Centre in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia, from 31 August to 9 September 1973. Medal table Results Diving ;Men ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women Synchroni ...

and 1974 European Aquatics Championships. In 1973 she also set a world record in the 400 m medley. After retirement from competitions she graduated from the German Institute of Physical Education (DHfK) in Leipzig and worked as a coach. The

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left her jobless. She briefly worked as waitress and then re-trained as social therapist. She died of cancer.

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1955 births 2005 deaths People from Görlitz East German female swimmers East German female freestyle swimmers East German female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers of East Germany Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Deaths from cancer in Germany Sportspeople from Saxony {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub