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Gisela Mauermayer

1913 – 1995

German discus thrower

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Lived 1913 – 1995 (aged 81). Gisela Mauermayer was a German athletics competitor and librarian.

Gisela Mauermayer (24 November 1913 – 9 January 1995) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the discus. She won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.

Biography Gisela Mauermayer was born on 24 November 1913 in the German Empire in Munich.

In 1932, Gisela became a member of the Nazi Party.

In the 1934 Women's World Games in London, she won gold in shot put and pentathlon, and silver in discus. When the 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, she competed and won gold in discus for Nazi Germany.

After the Second World War, she became a biologist and chief librarian at the Zoological State Library in Munich, West Germany from 1954 - 1975. During the 1952 Olympics in Helshinki, Finland, she was a supervisor for West Germany's women Olympic team. In 1967, she became a member of the German National Olympic Committee.

She died in Munich on 9 January 1995.

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Gisela Mauermeyer, Gisela Mauermayer-Schmidt

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Who was Gisela Mauermayer?

German discus thrower (1913–1995)

When was Gisela Mauermayer born?

Gisela Mauermayer was born on 24 November 1913 in Munich.

When did Gisela Mauermayer die?

Gisela Mauermayer died on 9 January 1995 in Munich.

What was Gisela Mauermayer's occupation?

Gisela Mauermayer was an athletics competitor and librarian.

What nationality was Gisela Mauermayer?

Gisela Mauermayer was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gisela Mauermayer

· Wikidata: Q61252

· DBpedia: Gisela Mauermayer

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