Nan Gindele

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Nan Gindele (actually Ferdinanda Gindele, married Bauman; born August 5, 1910 in Chicago , † March 26, 1992 in Barrington , Illinois ) was an American javelin thrower .

At the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she was fifth.

On June 18, 1932, she set a world record in Chicago with 46.745 m, which lasted ten years.

In 1933 she became the American champion.

Web links

  • Nan Gindele in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
  • Nan Gindele in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )