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 set the women's long jump world record of 6.42 m in East Berlin, East Germany on June 23, 1961. It stood 23 days, until Tatyana Shchelkanova's 6.48 m on July 16, 1961. Wiki link