Irmgard Praetz (9 August 1920 – 7 November 2008) was a German track and field athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.

She achieved her career best mark of 5.88 m (19 ft 3+1⁄4 in) at the competition, which ranked her third globally for the year.

[1][2] Praetz was born in Salzwedel and died in Garching bei München.

She was the 1938 long jump champion at the German Athletics Championships and was runner-up in the discipline in 1940.

After World War II she won a national title in the women's pentathlon.