Waldtraut Oertel

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameWaldtraut•Oertel (Skrzipek-)
Used nameWaldtraut•Oertel
Born14 October 1936 in Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt (GER)
Measurements157 cm / 52 kg
AffiliationsSC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, Chemnitz (GER)
NOC Germany
Nationality East Germany

Biography

East German diver Waldtraut Oertel from Gera, wife of Rudi Oertel finished 10th on springboard at the 1960 Roma Olympics. Both were married in 1954, their daughter Jana also became a diver. Waldtraut Oertel won four East German national titles from 1952-55. She later coached youth divers in Gera.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1960 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) GER GDR Waldtraut Oertel
Springboard, Women (Olympic) 10

Olympic family relations