Elfriede Kaun
Elfriede Kaun (5 October 1914 – 5 March 2008) was a German high jumper.
Born in Büttel, Steinburg, she won the bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Her personal best jump was 1.63 metres.
She competed for the sports club , and died in 2008 in Kiel. She was the last living German athlete who won a medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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- Obituary (in German)
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- 1914 births
- 2008 deaths
- German female high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- People from Steinburg
- German athletics Olympic medalist stubs