| Melitta Brunner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Melitta Brunner with Paul Kreckow in 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1907 Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 May 2003 (aged 96) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Partner | Ludwig Wrede | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | WEV, Wien | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
