Tilly Fleischer
Encyclopedia
Ottilie Fleischer (October 2, 1911 in Frankfurt am Main – July 14, 2005 in Lahr
, Schwarzwald) was a German
athlete who excelled in track and field.
She competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics
held in Los Angeles
, United States
in the Javelin where she won the bronze medal and fourth in the discus. Four years later in her home country she won the javelin
at the 1936 Summer Games
in front of the Berlin
crowds. A versatile athlete, she broke the record for women's shot put (then a non-Olympic event) in 1929, and again in 1930.
Lahr
Lahr is a city in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany, approximately 38 km north of Freiburg in Breisgau and 100 km south of Karlsruhe...
, Schwarzwald) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
athlete who excelled in track and field.
She competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
held in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, United States
United States
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in the Javelin where she won the bronze medal and fourth in the discus. Four years later in her home country she won the javelin
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
at the 1936 Summer Games
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
in front of the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
crowds. A versatile athlete, she broke the record for women's shot put (then a non-Olympic event) in 1929, and again in 1930.