Gertrud Herrbruck

{{Short description|German swimmer (1926–2021)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|7|27}}

| birth_place = Pirmasens, West Germany

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{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1950 Vienna | 100 m backstroke}}

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Gertrud Herrbruck (27 July 1926 – 7 June 2021) was a German backstroke swimmer who won a silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimecw.htm EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)]. gbrathletics.com She also participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in the same event.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/gertrud-herrbruck-1.html Gertrud Herrbruck] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113101155/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/gertrud-herrbruck-1.html |date=13 November 2012 }}. sports-reference.com She won several German Championships. She was born in Pirmasens in July 1926 and died in June 2021 at the age of 94.{{citation|surname1=Klaus D. Kullmann|periodical=Die Rheinpfalz|title=Olympionikin Gertrud Herrbruck aus Pirmasens 94-jährig gestorben|date=21 June 2021|language=German|url=https://www.rheinpfalz.de/sport_artikel,-olympionikin-gertrud-herrbruck-aus-pirmasens-94-j%C3%A4hrig-gestorben-_arid,5218659.html}}