Hildrun Laufer-Claus is a former East German athlete. She competed in the long jump at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in third and seventh place, respectively. Hildrun Claus (East Germany) set the women's long jump world record of 6.40 m in Erfurt, East Germany on August 7, 1960. It stood 11 months, until Hildrun Claus's 6.42 m on June 23, 1961. Wiki link