Ingrid Krämer
Encyclopedia
Ingrid Krämer (later Engel-Krämer, later Gulbin, born July 29, 1943) is a diver
from East Germany and Olympic champion.
She was born in Dresden
.
Krämer competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics
and in the 1964 Summer Olympics
for the Unified Team of Germany. She received a gold medal in Springboard Diving, and a gold medal in Platform Diving in 1960.
At the 1964 Tokyo while competing under the name Engel-Krämer, she received a gold medal in Springboard and a silver medal in Platform Diving.
Four years later at the 1968 Games she competed for East Germany and used the name Gulbin. She finished fifth in the 3 metre springboard competition
.
1960, 1962, 1963 and 1964.
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
in 1975.
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
from East Germany and Olympic champion.
She was born in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
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Krämer competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
and in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
for the Unified Team of Germany. She received a gold medal in Springboard Diving, and a gold medal in Platform Diving in 1960.
At the 1964 Tokyo while competing under the name Engel-Krämer, she received a gold medal in Springboard and a silver medal in Platform Diving.
Four years later at the 1968 Games she competed for East Germany and used the name Gulbin. She finished fifth in the 3 metre springboard competition
Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's 3 metre springboard
The women's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme.The competition was split into two phases:#Preliminary round...
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Awards
She was elected (East) German Sportspersonality of the yearGerman Sportspersonality of the year
The German Sportspersonality of the Year is chosen annually since 1947, for both men and women. The recordholder is tennis player Steffi Graf . Swimmer Michael Groß, tennis player Boris Becker, and high jumper Ulrike Meyfarth each have four awards...
1960, 1962, 1963 and 1964.
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around...
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
in 1975.