Gisela Voss

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Gisela Voss (born July 23, 1917 in Vehlow , Ostprignitz district , Brandenburg ; † October 30, 2005 in Langen , Hessen ; after marriage to Gisela Jahn ) was a German athlete who won the bronze medal in the long jump at the European Championships in 1938 with 5, 47 m. In 1939 she made the longest jump of her career with 5.88 m. In 1948 she became German long jump champion with a length of 5.60 m.

Gisela Voss started for the sports club Berliner Turnerschaft .

literature

  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Date of death as with Amrhein, in DGLD-Bulletin No. 44 the date of death is given as October 25, 2005.
personal data
SURNAME Voss, Gisela
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jahn, Gisela
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Vehlow , Ostprignitz district , Brandenburg province
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 2005
Place of death Langen (Hesse)