Ilse Meudtner

Life and work

The story behind the role.

German diver (1912–1990).

Ilse Meudtner (1 November 1912 – 18 July 1990) was a German diver and dancer. She competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 3 m springboard and finished fourth. Between 1934 and 1940 Meudtner was a solo dancer at the Berlin State Opera, and during World War II she performed abroad. After the war she married a Dutch man and became a Dutch citizen. An injury in 1955 ended her dancing career. From 1964 she worked as a journalist in Madrid, reporting on the country and its people several times for Die Zeit.

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