Melitta Brunner

Melitta Brunner
Melitta Brunner with Paul Kreckow in 1932
Born(1907-01-28)28 January 1907
Vienna, Austria
Died26 May 2003(2003-05-26) (aged 96)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
PartnerLudwig Wrede
Skating clubWEV, Wien
Retired1930
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1928 St. Moritz Pairs
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1929 Budapest Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1930 New York Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1929 Budapest Singles

Melitta Kreckow Brunner (née Brunner, 28 January 1907 – 26 May 2003) was an Austrian figure skater. Competing in pairs with Ludwig Wrede, she became the 1928 Olympic bronze medalist and a three-time World medalist, winning two silvers and a bronze.[1] As a single skater, she was the 1929 World bronze medalist.

After retiring from competitions Brunner taught skating in Switzerland and Great Britain. In December 1932 she married Paul Kreckow, a German figure skater from Berlin. They married in London, where they were giving skating demonstrations.[2] After World War II, Brunner performed in ice shows in Europe, and then immigrated to the United States. There she continued skating, and coached skaters into her nineties.[1]

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