Ruth "Utti" Lange (13 March 1908 in Bernburg (Saale) - 1994) was a German athlete, who was successful in the 1920s in

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

and discus throw. Ruth Lange was 1927 German champion in shot put with 11.32 m and in discus throw with 34.75 m. She set world records in shot put on 28 May 1927 in Prague with 10.84 m, on 6 August 1927 in Breslau with 11.32 m, and on 3 June 1928 in Berlin with 11.52 m. These records were recognised by the

International Women's Sports Federation The Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) – or, in English, the International Women's Sports Federation – was founded in October 1921 by Alice Milliat because of the unwillingness of existing sports organisations, such as ...

. When this organisation joined the

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in 1934, only the record which was current in 1934 was recognised. By this time, Lange, whose athletics club was SCC Berlin, was no longer active in athletics. During World War II, Lange worked as a secretary for

Paul Rosbaud Paul Rosbaud (18 November 1896 – 28 January 1963), was a metallurgist and scientific adviser for Springer Verlag in Germany before and during World War II. He continued in science publishing after the war with Pergamon Press in Oxford, Englan ...

. Her sister was Hilde Benjamin, who was Minister of Justice in East Germany. Lange taught at the Deutsche Hochschule für Leibesübungen.

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1908 births 1994 deaths People from Bernburg German shot putters German discus throwers German female shot putters German female discus throwers {{Germany-athletics-bio-stub World record setters in athletics (track and field)