Ursel Brunner
German swimmer (1941–2024)
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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]
Born30 January 1941
Heidelberg-Ziegelhausen, Germany
Died18 September 2024 (aged 83)[1]
Heidelberg
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
 Brunner in 1963 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | SV Nikar, Heidelberg |
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
- 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.
