Gudrun Gärtner

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameGudrun•Gärtner
Used nameGudrun•Gärtner
Born24 December 1958 in Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (GER)
Measurements180 cm / 69 kg
AffiliationsSchweriner SC, Schwerin (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

Gudrun Gärtner was on the East German volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Championships. One year later she played at the 1976 Montréal Olympics, but the GDR team lost all its matches, including the match for fifth place against Cuba.

Domestically, Gärtner played with SC Traktor Schwerin from 1975-79 and helped them win the East German Championships in 1976 and 1977. She was also on the squad winning the European Champions Cup in 1978.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) GDR Gudrun Gärtner
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) East Germany 6