Isolde Frölian
Isolde Frölian (* 8. April 1908 ; † 6. November 1957 ) was a German gymnast and Olympic champion.
At the Olympic Games in 1936 an Olympic team competition for gymnasts took place for the second time after 1928. Isolde Frölian from Dresden took eighth place in the points ranking. With Gertrud Meyer , Erna Bürger , Käte Sohnemann , Isolde Frölian, Anita Bärwirth , Paula Pöhlsen as well as Friedl Iby and Julie Schmitt , the German team won the gold medal three points ahead of the team from Czechoslovakia.
After Isolde Frölian's death, the Dresden substitute gymnast Marga Barby inherited the gold medal from 1936, and the medal remained in her possession until her death in 2004.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle I. Athens 1896 - Berlin 1936. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-328-00715-6 .
Web links
- Isolde Frölian in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Gold from the comrade (Sächsische Zeitung of April 28, 2004, accessed on October 21, 2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frölian, Isolde |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German gymnast |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1908 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1957 |