Christiane Lanzke (15 March 1947 â€" 2005) was a German diver and
actress. She competed in the 10 m platform and 3 m springboard at the
1964 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth and tenth place,
respectively. She won a silver medal in the springboard event at the
1962 European Aquatics Championships.She retired from competitions in
1966 due to a shoulder injury. The same year she began her career as
actress playing the lead role of a diver in the film Das Mädchen auf
dem Brett (The girl on the board). Despite injury she performed all
dives in the film. Later she studied acting at the German Film School
in Potsdam and worked on stage in Halle and Greifswald. She also took
small roles in the films Unterwegs zu Lenin (1970), Tscheljuskin
(1970), Du und ich und Klein-Paris (1970), Mein lieber Robinson (1971)
and Der Mann, der nach der Oma kam (1971).Lanzke died in Rostock in
2005.
actress. She competed in the 10 m platform and 3 m springboard at the
1964 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth and tenth place,
respectively. She won a silver medal in the springboard event at the
1962 European Aquatics Championships.She retired from competitions in
1966 due to a shoulder injury. The same year she began her career as
actress playing the lead role of a diver in the film Das Mädchen auf
dem Brett (The girl on the board). Despite injury she performed all
dives in the film. Later she studied acting at the German Film School
in Potsdam and worked on stage in Halle and Greifswald. She also took
small roles in the films Unterwegs zu Lenin (1970), Tscheljuskin
(1970), Du und ich und Klein-Paris (1970), Mein lieber Robinson (1971)
and Der Mann, der nach der Oma kam (1971).Lanzke died in Rostock in
2005.
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