Hanni Hölzner

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Johanna "Hanni" Hölzner (born February 17, 1913 in Annaberg-Buchholz , † 1988 in Leipzig ) was a German swimmer and Olympic participant. She started for SV Annaberg 07 .

Life

Hölzner won the German championship in 1933 over 100 m back.

At the European Championships in Magdeburg in 1934 , she won the 200 m breaststroke with 3: 09.3 minutes, the silver medal behind her compatriot Martha Genenger (gold in 3: 09.1 minutes) and ahead of Dane Inger Kragh (bronze in 3:13 , 2 min.).

At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin , she managed a similar time with 3: 09.5 minutes, which brought her to fourth place. With her 3: 08.8 min. In the semifinals she would not have won a medal either.

After finishing her active career, she took over a chair at the German University of Physical Culture in Leipzig in 1953 , which she held until the late 1960s.

World records

Hanni Hölzner swam three world records over 100 m chest:

  • 1: 24.5 min. On January 15, 1935 in Copenhagen (improvement of the old record of Australian Clare Dennis by 1 tenth)
  • 1: 23.4 minutes on February 16, 1936 in Halle
  • 1: 20.2 minutes on March 13, 1936 in Plauen (improvement of the only few days old record of the Dane Christensen by 2.6 seconds; the record lasted a good 7 years before it was set by Gisela Graß to 1:19, Has been pressed for 8 minutes)

See also

literature

  • The forgotten heroine. Hanni Hölzner - the world record holder from the Hotel Wilder Mann. In: Wochenspiegel Sachsen, August 11, 2012, p. 2. ( online )

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personal data
SURNAME Hölzner, Hanni
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Holzner, Johanna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Annaberg-Buchholz
DATE OF DEATH 1988
Place of death Leipzig