Gisela Weiss
German historian, folklorist and museologist
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| Intro | German historian, folklorist and museologist | |
| Places | Germany | |
| is | Historian Writer Folklorist Museologist Professor Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Literature Social science | |
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| Birth | 1950 | |
| Age | 75 years |
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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.