Dorothea Kreß

{{short description|German shot putter}}

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| nationality = German

| sport = Athletics

| event = Shot put

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|8|26|df=yes}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|10|25|1924|8|26|df=yes}}{{Olympedia|70036}}

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Dorothea Kreß (26 August 1924 – 25 October 2018) was a German athlete. She competed in the women's shot put at the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/dorothea-kress-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224403/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/dorothea-kress-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Dorothea Kreß Olympic Results |accessdate=6 January 2018}}