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Katrin Krüger

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For the footballer later known as Katrin Krüger-Baaske, see Katrin Baaske.

Olympic medal record
Women's handball
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1978 Czechoslovakia

Katrin Krüger (later Mietzner, born 10 April 1959 in Groß Schönebeck, Bezirk Frankfurt) is a former East German handball player who is a world champion from the 1978 World Women's Handball Championship. She also competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

In 1980 she won the bronze medal with the East German team. She played all five matches and scored eleven goals.[1]

At club level she played for ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder. In the 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1983 seasons she was the top scorer in the DDR-Oberliga.

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In 1981 and 1982 she was named Handballer of the year in East Germany.[2] In 1979 she was awarded the DDR Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze and in 1984 in silver.[3][4]

Private

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She is married to the former rowing European champion Jochen Mietzner and works as a judge at the Amtsgericht.[5] Her daughter Franziska Mietzner is also a handball player.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katrin Krüger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ ""Bester Handballer" / "Beste Handballerin" (DDR)" (in German). Handball in der DDR. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ^ Berliner Zeitung, 2 March 1979, P. 4.
  4. ^ Neues Deutschland, 1/2 September 1984, P. 4.
  5. ^ "Spaß im bulgarischen Krankenhaus" (in German). MOZ.de. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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