Renate "Reni" Erkens (later ''Küppers'', 24 June 1909 – 22 October 1987) was a German

freestyle Freestyle may refer to: Brands * Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe * Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile * Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine * ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker * Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. She was born in

Oberhausen Oberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Rout ...

and was the wife of

Ernst Küppers Ernst Küppers (July 9, 1904 – July 24, 1976) was a German backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Viersen and died in Nordhorn. He was the husband of Reni Erkens and ...

and the mother of

Ernst-Joachim Küppers Ernst-Joachim Küppers (born 24 August 1942) is a German former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. In 1928 she finished fourth with the German relay team in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition. She also participated in the 100 metre freestyle event and in the 400 metre freestyle event but in both she was eliminated in the first round.

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* 1909 births 1987 deaths Sportspeople from Oberhausen German female swimmers Olympic swimmers of Germany Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming German female freestyle swimmers {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub