Waltraud Kretzschmar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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East German handball player
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Place of Birth: Lehnin, Brandenburg, Germany
About Waltraud Kretzschmar
- Waltraud Kretzschmar (née Hermann then Czelake, 1 February 1948 in Kloster Lehnin – 7 February 2018) was an East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1976 she won the silver medal with the East German team.
- She played three matches including the final and scored eight goals.
- Four years later she won the bronze medal as a member of the East German.
- She played one match and scored one goal.Kretzschmar married her coach, Peter Kretzschmar, in 1972.
- They lived in Schöneiche near Berlin.
- She died unexpectedly on 7 February 2018 and was buried in Leipzig in a family grave.
- Stefan Kretzschmar is their son.
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