Christel Rupke

Christel Rupke was a German swimmer. She competed in the Swimming at the [1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|women's 100 metre backstroke] at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where she did not advance to the finals.
She was one of the Olympic athletes featured in the "Brennpunkte des Deutschen Sports" card series issued by Muratti Cigarettes.
She retired from swimming in 1938. She lost two husbands during the course of World War II. After the war she worked for the Solingen town hall.