Brita Pia Baldus (born 4 June 1965 in Leipzig, Saxony) is a German diver, who competed for East Germany until the unification in 1991. She was affiliated with the Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur in Leipzig.

Brita Baldus
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1965-06-04) 4 June 1965 (age 59)
Leipzig, Saxony, East Germany
Sport
CountryGermany
SportDiving
Event(s)1m, 3m, 10 m
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  East Germany
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Sofia 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Strasbourg 3 m springboard
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 3 m springboard
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth 3 m springboard
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 1 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens 3 m springboard
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1993 Buffalo 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sheffield 1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sheffield 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Zagreb 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Buffalo 1 m springboard

She participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics for East Germany, placing seventh in the 3 metre springboard event. She then won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brita Baldus". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.