Lisa Gelius (23 July 1909 in
Munich
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– 14 January 2006 in
Kreuth
Kreuth is a municipality and a village in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.
Schloss Ringberg
During the days of Bavarian monarchy, the castle Ringberg was owned by the dukes of Bavaria. It was donated to the Max Planck Society in 19 ...
) was a German versatile
athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-de ...
.
Biography
She competed in the
60 meters
60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...
,
100 meters
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contes ...
,
80 meters
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9.
In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
* a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number o ...
hurdles
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
and
javelin throw in the
1932 Olympics. She found success at the
Women's World Games
The Women's World Games were the first international women's sports events in track and field. The games were held four times between 1922 and 1934. They were established by Alice Milliat and the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (F ...
in 1930, 1934 and at the 1938
European Championships. She became German champion twelve times from 1928 to 1940. After the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
she continued her sports career until 1950.
Personal best time
*80 metres hurdles: 11.7 (
Bad Nauheim
Bad Nauheim is a town in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse state of Germany.
As of 2020, Bad Nauheim has a population of 32,493. The town is approximately north of Frankfurt am Main, on the east edge of the Taunus mountain range. It is a wor ...
, 7 September 1938)
Achievements
At the
1930 Women's World Games
The 1930 Women's World Games (Czech and Slovak III Ženské Světové Hry v Praze, French 3è Jeux Féminins Mondiaux ) were the third regular international Women's World Games, the tournament was held between September 6 - September 8 she won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres event with team mates
Rosa Kellner
Rosa Kellner (21 January 1910 – 13 December 1984) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born in Munich.
She competed for Germany in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4 x 100 ...
, Agathe Karrer and Luise Holzer.
See also
*
Women's 80 metres hurdles world record progression
References
External links
Athlete profilefrom site ''Track and Field Statistics''
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1909 births
2006 deaths
Sportspeople from Munich
German female sprinters
German female hurdlers
German female javelin throwers
German female discus throwers
German female shot putters
European Athletics Championships medalists
Women's World Games medalists