Irmgard Schmelzer
Irmgard Schmelzer (née Kirchhoff, second marriage to Hermand; born June 19, 1921 in Frankfurt am Main ; † September 20, 2002 in Kassel ) was a German long jumper .
At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , she was fourth with 5.90 m and missed bronze by just two centimeters.
In 1952 she became German champion . She set her personal best of 5.94 m on August 10, 1952 in Kassel .
The athlete with the nickname "Irmel" started for KSV Hessen Kassel .
Web links
- Irmgard Schmelzer in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Irmgard Schmelzer in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Historic sports photo: long jumper Irmel Schmelzer in the Regiowiki of the HNA
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmelzer, Irmgard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kirchhoff, Irmgard (maiden name); Hermand, Irmgard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German long jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 2002 |
| Place of death | kassel |