Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Gertrude "Traute"•Schäfer |
Used name | Traute•Schäfer |
Born | 20 September 1942 in Hannover, Niedersachsen (GER) |
Measurements | 174 cm / 70 kg |
Affiliations | 1. VC Hannover, Hannover (GER) |
NOC | West Germany |
Traute Schäfer was on the West German volleyball squad at the 1972 München home Olympics. The team lost all their matches and placed eighth and last, which caused the team to be severely criticized. Domestically, she played with 1. VC Hannover and helped them win several West German Championships. Traute Schäfer later became CEO of a logistics company founded by her father Gerhard Schäfer.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1972 Summer Olympics | Volleyball (Volleyball) | FRG | Traute Schäfer | |||
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) | West Germany | 8 |