Gretel Bergmann

Margaret "Gretel" Bergmann-Lambert (née Bergmann; April 12, 1914 – July 25, 2017) was an American Jewish athlete. She was born in Laupheim, Württemberg. She competed as a high jumper during the 1930s. Because of 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 later moved to the United States.

Bergmann turned 100 in April 2014.^[1]

Bergmann died in Queens, New York on July 25, 2017 at he age of 103.^[2]

Gretel Bergmann Media

In 1933, having jumped 1.51 m in Stuttgart and 1.55 m in Ulm, she was one of the best high jumpers inside Germany.
Gretel-Bergmann-Stadion in Laupheim, 2015

References

↑ Michalek, Gerd (April 12, 2014) (in de). Gretel Bergmann ist 100 Jahre alt. Deutsche Welle. http://www.dw.de/gretel-bergmann-ist-100-jahre-alt/a-17560816. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
↑ Berkow, Ira (July 25, 2017). "Margaret Bergmann Lambert, Jewish Athlete Excluded From Berlin Olympics, Dies at 103" – via NYTimes.com.

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[Centenary-1] Michalek, Gerd (April 12, 2014) (in de). Gretel Bergmann ist 100 Jahre alt. Deutsche Welle. http://www.dw.de/gretel-bergmann-ist-100-jahre-alt/a-17560816. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

[2] Berkow, Ira (July 25, 2017). "Margaret Bergmann Lambert, Jewish Athlete Excluded From Berlin Olympics, Dies at 103" – via NYTimes.com.

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