About Emmi Haux
Lived 1904 – 2000 (aged 96). Emmi Haux was a German athletics competitor.
Emmi Haux (later Emmi Holdmann, 15 May 1904 - 1987) was a German track and field athlete during the late 1920 and early 1930s; during the early era of women's athletics in Germany. She was a member of SC 1880 Frankfurt and the German national team. She set an unratified 100 metres world record in 1923.
On 4 August 1929 she set the world record in the two-handed javelin throw with a distance of 57.05 metres in Ulm. She competed at the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague in the 100 metres event. She finished second in her heat, but was later eliminated in the semi-finals. She also competed at the 1926 Paris international women's athletics meeting and 1929 Germany–Great Britain women's athletics match.
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Who was Emmi Haux?
German athletics competitor
When was Emmi Haux born?
Emmi Haux was born on 15 May 1904 in Frankfurt.
When did Emmi Haux die?
Emmi Haux died on 2 October 2000 in Hamburg.
What was Emmi Haux's occupation?
Emmi Haux was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Emmi Haux?
Emmi Haux was German.
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