Waltraud Kretzschmar

Waltraud Kretzschmar
Waltraud Kretzschmar in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Waltraud Hermann
Born	1 February 1948 Kloster Lehnin, Allied-occupied Germany
Died	7 February 2018(2018-02-07) (aged 70)
Nationality	German
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	East Germany	217	(727)
Medal record Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team 1980 Moscow Team IHF World Championship 1971 Netherlands 1975 Soviet Union 1978 Czechoslovakia

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 the 1970s, she was considered the best and most successful handball player in the world.

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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