Dorothea (Doris) KRESS

Shot putter Dorothea Kress was born in Peude on the island of Oelsen in the Baltic Sea (nowadays Pöide, Estonia). She finished 11th in the shot put at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics in her only international competition. In West Germany she won the 1950 national shot put title, and was runner-up one year later. She also competed occasionally in the discus, javelin, and pentathlon.

Personal Best: SP – 13.26 (1952).