Rudi Oertel

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRudolf "Rudi"•Oertel
Used nameRudi•Oertel
Born4 December 1926 in Gera, Thüringen (GER)
Died10 May 2009 in Gera, Thüringen (GER)
Measurements168 cm / 68 kg
AffiliationsSC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, Chemnitz (GER)
NOC Germany
Nationality East Germany

Biography

East German diver Rudi Oertel from Gera, husband of Waldtraut Oertel finished 11th on springboard at the 1960 Roma Olympics. Married in 1954, their daughter Jana also became a diver. Rudi Oertel was East German springboard champion in 1951, 1954, 1956-57, and 1959.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1960 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) GER GDR Rudi Oertel
Springboard, Men (Olympic) 11

Olympic family relations