Gretel
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Gretel is a German shortening of the name Margarete. It may refer to:
- Gretel, one of the main characters in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and GretelHansel and Gretel"Hansel and Gretel" is a well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812. Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister threatened by a cannibalistic hag living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery. The two children...
- Gretel BergmannGretel BergmannGretel Bergmann, also known as Margaret Bergmann-Lambert is a German-born athlete who competed as a high jumper during the 1930s.-Biography:Bergmann was born in Laupheim, Germany, where she later began her career in athletics...
(born 1914), German Jewish high jumper who was prevented from competing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics - Gretel EhrlichGretel EhrlichGretel Ehrlich is an American travel writer, poet, and essayist.Born in 1946 in Santa Barbara, California, she studied at Bennington College and UCLA film school. She began to write full time in 1978, living on a Wyoming ranch, after the death of a loved one. Ehrlich debuted in 1985 with The Solace...
(born 1946), American travel writer, poet, and essayist - Gretel KilleenGretel KilleenGretel Killeen is an Australian journalist and author. Killeen is well known for being the primary host of Big Brother Australia from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season ....
(born 1963), Australian presenter - Cyclone Gretel, in 1985
- Gretel (yacht), a 12-metre yacht that competed in the 1962 America's Cup1962 America's CupThe 1962 America's Cup was the second to be sailed in 12-meter yachts, marked the first challenge for the Cup from a country other than Great Britain or Canada, and was the first challenge from a country in the southern hemisphere...
- Gretel II, a 12-metre yacht that competed in the 1970 America's CupAmerica's CupThe America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging...