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Jutta Weber

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Jutta Weber
Weber at the 1973 Summer Universiade
Personal information
Born (1954-06-28) 28 June 1954 (age 70)
Hamm, West Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubWasserfreunde Wuppertal[1]
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 4×100 m medley
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1973 Moscow 100 m freestyle

Judith "Jutta" Weber (later Meeuw, born 28 June 1954) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, and won bronze medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley relay events in 1972.[1] She repeated this achievement next year at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships. In 1974, she won a European silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley.[2]

Individually, she became national champion in the 100 m (1972, 1973, 1975–1977) and 200 m freestyle (1972, 1973, 1975, 1976).[3] The FRG 1976 Olympic team for the 200 m freestyle included Regina Nissen, Marion Platten and Weber.[4]

Her husband, Folkert Meeuw, competed for West Germany in swimming at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1972. Her son, Helge Meeuw, also competed in swimming, for unified Germany, in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and won a silver medal in 2012.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Jutta Weber". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. ^ Jutta WEBER. les-sports.info
  3. ^ Schwimmen – Deutsche Meisterschaften (Damen-Teil 1). sport-komplett.de
  4. ^ games-encyclo-team, The. "200 m freestyle W - Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal - Results". games-encyclo.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)