Roswitha Krause

Roswitha Krause
Krause in 1968
Personal information
Born (1949-11-03) 3 November 1949
Dahme, East Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming, handball
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin; Berliner TSC
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Women's swimming
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City4×100 m freestyle
Women's handball
Olympic Games
1976 MontrealTeam
1980 MoscowTeam
World Championships
1975 Soviet UnionTeam
1978 CzechoslovakiaTeam

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.