Roswitha Krause

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Roswitha Krause

Krause in 1968
Personal information
Born	(1949-11-03) 3 November 1949 (age 74) Dahme, East Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming, handball
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin; Berliner TSC
Medal record Representing  East Germany Women's swimming Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle Women's handball Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team 1980 Moscow Team World Championships 1975 Soviet Union Team 1978 Czechoslovakia Team

Roswitha Krause (born 3 November 1949) is a retired German freestyle swimmer and team handball player. She is the first woman to win Summer Olympic medals in two different sports. Krause won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.