Dorothea Kress

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameDorothea•Kress (von Seck-)
Used nameDorothea•Kress
Born26 August 1924 in Pöide, Saaremaa (EST)
Died25 October 2018 in Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein (GER)
AffiliationsHolstein Kiel, Kiel (GER)
NOC Germany
Nationality West Germany

Biography

Shot putter Dorothea Kress was born in Peude on the island of Oelsen in the Baltic Sea (nowadays Pöide, Estonia). She finished 11th in the shot put at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics in her only international competition. In West Germany she won the 1950 national shot put title, and was runner-up one year later. She also competed occasionally in the discus, javelin, and pentathlon.

Personal Best: SP – 13.26 (1952).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1952 Summer Olympics Athletics GER FRG Dorothea Kress
Shot Put, Women (Olympic) 11