Gretel Bergmann Fitness Profile: Public Career Facts

Gretel Lambert (born Margarethe Bergmann; April 12, 1914 – July 25, 2017) 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. Bergmann turned 100 in 2014. She died in 2017 at her home in Jamaica Estates, Queens, New York.

== Life and career == Margarethe Bergmann was born in 1914 in Laupheim, Germany, the daughter of Edwin and Paula (née Stern) Bergmann, a businessman. Starting sports at an early age, Gretel practiced all kinds of sports from running, swimming and playing tennis to skiing. Before ever joining a track and field team, Bergmann started with soccer at the Ulm soccer club. She was able to receive professional training, and eventually her love of high jump began to prosper. Her later career in athletics continued in Laupheim. In 1930 she joined Ulmer FV 1894, winning her first title in high jumping in 1931 when, during the South German Championships, she jumped 1.51 metres...

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