Veronika Kohlbach
![]() Zdeňka Koubková and Veronika Kohlbach in 1936 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 3 January 1906 Vienna, Austria |
Died | 1996 (aged 90) Vienna, Austria |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Club | ACW, Viena |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 1936 |
Veronika "Ronny" Kohlbach (3 January 1906 – 1996) was an Austrian athlete.
In 1931 Kohlbach earned a bronze medal at the Olympics of Grace in the Swedish relay (with , Veronika Kohlbach, Liesl Perkaus and ).
In 1934 Kohlbach earned a bronze medal[1] at the 1934 Women's World Games in the 4 × 100 m relay (with Veronika Kohlbach, Johanna Vancura, and ).
She competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 80 m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay and discus throw, with the best result of 13th place in the discus throw. Two years later she finished fifth in the long jump at European championships, where she had to compete for the Nazi Germany due to their accession of Austria. Between 1931 and 1942 she won 29 Austrian titles in the 100 m (1931, 1932, 1935), 200 m (1931–1933, 1935), 4 × 100 m relay (1931, 1932, 1935–1938), 80 m hurdles (1935), long jump (1931–1933, 1935, 1936, 1940–1942), discus throw (1932, 1935–1937, 1941, 1942), and cross country (1932 and 1933).[2]
References[]
- ^ 1934 Women's World Games Intersportstats.com (accessdate 04 July 2021)
- ^ Veronika Kohlbach. Sports-Reference.com
- 1906 births
- 1996 deaths
- Athletes from Vienna
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Austria
- Austrian female hurdlers
- Austrian female sprinters
- Austrian female discus throwers
- Austrian female long jumpers
- Austrian female long-distance runners
- Austrian athletics biography stubs