Ursel Brunner
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 Brunner in 1963 | |
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| Born | 30 January 1941 Heidelberg-Ziegelhausen, Germany |
| Died | 18 September 2024 (aged 83)[1] Heidelberg |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
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| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | SV Nikar, Heidelberg |
Ursula "Ursel" Brunner (German pronunciation: [ˈʊʁzl̩ ˈbʁʊnɐ] ⓘ; 30 January 1941 – 18 September 2024) was a West German freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won two bronze medals in relay events in 1960.[2]
She won at least 15 national titles in the 100 m butterfly (1961–1962), 400 m individual medley (1962–1963), and 100 m (1959–1963) and 400 m freestyle (1957, 1959–1963).[3] In 1963, she was selected the German Sportspersonality of the Year.[4] In 1975 Brunner married her former coach Hans Wirth (died 1988). She had a son.
Publications
[edit]- Ursel Brunner (1966). Beobachtungen und Ergebnisse bei der Behandlung von Patientinnen mit Corpuscarcinom 1955–1962.
- Ursel Brunner; Marion Knebel; Hanns Wirth (1970). Das Konditionstraining des Schwimmers: Teil 1: Trockentraining. Bartels & Wernitz.
- Ursel Brunner; Marion Knebel; Hanns Wirth (1970). 1. Trockentraining. – 1970. – 111 S.: zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst. – Literaturverz. S. 107–111. Bartels [u.] Wernitz.
- Ursel Brunner (1976). Trockentraining. Bartels, Wernitz.
References
[edit]- ↑ Ursel Brunner's obituary (in German)
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ursel Brunner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ↑ Schwimmen – Deutsche Meisterschaften. Damen Teil 1, Teil 3. sport-komplett.de
- ↑ Ursel Brunner. munzinger.de (27 November 2000).
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