Emmy Albus
 Emmy Albus at the 1936 Olympics | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Born |
13 December 1911 Wuppertal, Germany | |||||||||
| Died |
20 September 1995 (aged 83) Berlin, Germany | |||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||
| Club | Barmer TV 1846, Wuppertal | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
100 m – 11.9 (1936) 200 m – 26.0 (1935)[1][2] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Emmy Albus (13 December 1911 – 20 September 1995) was a German sprinter, who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1938 European Championships, the same year she set a world record in the 4 × 200 m relay.[1]
At the 1936 Berlin Olympics her 4 × 100 m team set a world record in the semifinals and led the final until a missed exchange in the final leg. Individually, she finished sixth in the 100 m event.[1]
In 1958 Albus married Walter Liersch, a fellow German sprinter.[1]
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