Martha Grasse

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Frieda Martha Grasse married. Gollmitz (born January 10, 1901 in Niederlehme ; † after 1927) was a German athlete who was successful in the 1920s. She started for MTV Niederlehme.

Services

In her special disciplines, the shot put and the discus throw , she was German champion several times:

  • 1921: Ball 8.85 m

The organizer was the German Sports Authority for Athletics , the forerunner of the German Athletics Association (DLV). In the following years, the German Gymnastics Association , which was affiliated with MTV Niederlehme, held separate championships in athletic disciplines. Frieda Grasse won five more titles:

  • 1924: ball 10.24 m
  • 1925: Discus 25.58 m (shot put was not played)
  • 1926: ball 10.13 m, discus 26.64 m
  • 1927: Discus 33.05 m

In addition, it was among the top ten of the world's best list several times:

  • 1921: 3rd place with 9.30 m (ball), achieved on August 6th in Berlin . This achievement meant a German record. The (unofficial) world record has been held by French Violette Gourard-Morris with 9.76 m since June 26th .
  • 1922
    • 3rd place with 9.71 m (ball), achieved on August 28 in Berlin (improvement of her own German record)
    • 3rd place with 29.11 m (discus), achieved on September 17th in Berlin (German record). The (unofficial) world record was held by the American Martha Murdock with 30.48 m.
  • 1923: 6th place with 26.46 m (discus), achieved on September 2nd in Berlin
  • 1924: 2nd place with 10.21 m (ball), achieved on August 31 in Hanover (improvement of her own German record)
  • 1926: 7th place with 10.13 m (ball), achieved on August 15 in Düsseldorf
  • 1927:
    • 5th place with 10.77 m (ball), achieved on June 26th in Berlin. The German record at that time was 10.86 m, set a week earlier by Grete Heublein .
    • 2nd place with 35.57 m (discus), achieved on August 14th in Berlin. At that time, Emilie Reuter held the German record with 38.34 m.

At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam , where athletics competitions were held for women for the first time, Frieda Grasse did not participate. The shot put was not on the program, and Germany was represented in the discus throw by Emilie Reuter, Grete Heublein, Charlotte Mäder and Paula Mollenhauer .

literature

  • Antje Fenner: The first German Miss Miracle. The development of women's athletics in Germany from its beginnings to 1945. Helmer, Königstein 2001, ISBN 3-89741-072-9 , pp. 83, 104f, 107, 109

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personal data
SURNAME Grasse, Martha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grasse, Frieda Martha (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Lower back
DATE OF DEATH after 1927