Gisela Weiß’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Olympic swimmer
Is Athlete 
Swimmer 
From Germany 
Germany 
Type Sports 
Gender female
Birth 16 October 1943, Česká Kamenice
Age: 76 years

Gisela Weiß (later Engelhardt, born 16 October 1943) is a retired German swimmer. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 400 m and 4×100 m freestyle events and won a bronze medal in the relay. In 1959–1961 she won three consecutive national titles in the 4×100 m freestyle relay.
She ended her active career in 1963 and began to study medicine. In 1964 she married Karl-Heinz Engelhardt, a multiple East German champion in swimming. After graduation she worked as a doctor, first at a sports school in Leipzig, and after the German unification in a rehabilitation clinic.

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