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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Margarethe Bergmann |
| Full name | Margaret Bergmann-Lambert |
| Citizenship | German American |
| Born | April 12, 1914 Laupheim, Württemberg, Germany |
| Died | July 25, 2017 (aged 103) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Years active | 1930–1939 overall; 1930–1933 and 1936 in Germany, 1934 in the United Kingdom, 1937–1939 in the United States |
| Spouse(s) | Bruno Lambert, M.D. |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany, excluded due to ethnicity in 1933 and 1936 United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | High jump |
| Retired | Forced to retire in 1936 by Germany Retired in the United States in 1939 |
| Updated on 26 July 2017 | |
Gretel Lambert (born Margarethe Bergmann; April 12, 1914 – July 25, 2017)[1] was a German Jewish track and field athlete who competed as a high jumper during the 1930s.
Due to her Jewish origins, the Nazis prevented her from taking part in the 1936 Summer Olympics, after which she left Germany and vowed never to return. She however visited Germany in 2004 to meet with her 1930s rival Elfriede Kaun, whom she considered a friend.[2] Bergmann turned 100 in 2014.[3] She died in 2017 at her home in Jamaica Estates, Queens, New York.
- ^ Obituary, nytimes.com, July 25, 2017; accessed September 10, 2017.
- ^ Wischer, Heiko (6 October 2009). "Elfriede Kaun und Gretel Bergmann – Erinnerungen an den Hochsprung-Wettbewerb der Olympischen Spiele 1936" (in German). DOSB Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Michalek, Gerd (April 12, 2014). "Gretel Bergmann ist 100 Jahre alt" (in German). Deutsche Welle. Retrieved April 23, 2014.