About Grete Heublein
Lived 1908 – 1997 (aged 89). Grete Heublein was a German athletics competitor and sprinter.
Margarete "Grete" Heublein (29 January 1908, in Barmen – 2 March 1997, in Wuppertal) was a German track and field athlete who competed in the discus throw, shot put and the 100 metres sprint. She set the world record in discus on 19 June 1932 in Hagen, reaching 40.84 metres, but lost it the same day. She competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. She also won five silver medals and one bronze medal at the German Championships.
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Who was Grete Heublein?
German discus thrower (1908-1997)
When was Grete Heublein born?
Grete Heublein was born on 29 January 1908 in Barmen.
When did Grete Heublein die?
Grete Heublein died on 2 March 1997 in Barmen.
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Grete Heublein was an athletics competitor and sprinter.
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Grete Heublein was German.
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