Adelaide Gehrig
Personal information | |
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Full name | Adelaide Josephine Pilke née Gehrig |
Nickname(s) | Adeline |
Born | Newark, New Jersey, United States | June 11, 1887
Died | March 5, 1944 Bronx, New York City, United States | (aged 56)
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Coached by | Julio Martinez Castello |
Adelaide Gehrig (June 11, 1887 – March 5, 1944) was an American fencer.[1][2]
Gehrig was the only woman in United States foil history to win four consecutive titles. She was born in 1887 in Newark, New Jersey, to German immigrants John Gehrig (a blacksmith) and Maria Gehrig née Lang. Representing the New York Turnverein, Gehrig was AFLA Women's Foil Champion four years in a row (1920 to 1923), a feat unmatched by any other American woman. In 1924, she represented the United States in Paris, in the first Olympic Games in which women competed. She was no relation to Yankees First Baseman Lou Gehrig, although Lou used to work out at the New York Turnverein as a youth.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Adelaide Gehrig Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Adelaide Gehrig". Olympedia. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Museum of American Fencing". Museum of American Ffencing. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
External links[]
- Adelaide Gehrig at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1887 births
- 1944 deaths
- American female foil fencers
- Olympic fencers of the United States
- Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Newark, New Jersey