Birgit Klomp (born 27 April 1940) is a retired German freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal at the

1954 European Aquatics Championships The 1954 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 31 August – 5 September in Turin, Italy. In swimming, butterfly events were contested for the first time; 100 m for women and 200 m for men. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's eve ...

. She competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, wh ...

in the 100 m and 4×100 m freestyle events and finished fourth in the relay. She won three national titles in the 100 m (1955, 1956) and 400 m freestyle (1955).Schwimmen - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Damen
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sport-komplett.de Her husband,

Friedrich Osselmann Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

(b. 1934), is a retired German

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player who competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. Their son,

Rainer Osselmann Rainer Osselmann (25 July 1960 – 23 April 2023) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Osselmann was born in Duisburg. His father, Friedrich Osselmann, played water polo f ...

, competed in water polo at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.

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1940 births Living people Sportspeople from Düsseldorf German female swimmers Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics German female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United Team of Germany European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 21st-century German women 20th-century German women {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub