Luise Krüger

Luise Krüger ( born January 11, 1915 in Dresden- Cotta, † June 13, 2001 in Dresden) was a German track and field athlete and Olympic medalist, who belonged in the 1930s to the world's best javelin throwers. Her biggest success was the silver medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin ( 40,78 - 39.24 to 43.29 m - 40,69 - 37.94 to 42.96 ).

In each case the third place she succeeded at the Women's World Games 1930 ( 40.10 m) and at the European Athletics Championships 1938 ( 42.49 m).

Luise Krüger started for the Dresdner SC. In her playing days, she was 1.66 m tall and 54 kg. In the 1950s she was a physical education teacher at the Technical University Dresden, where for the future Olympic bronze medalist and long jump world record holder Hildrun Claus for DDR Champion title and the GDR record.