Wally Dressel
Marie Hedwig Wally Dressel (born June 3, 1893 in Magdeburg ; † June 10, 1940 there ) was a German swimmer .
Wally Dressel from Magdeburg DSC won the German championship title over 100 meters freestyle in 1909 and 1910 . In 1912, she took part in both women’s competitions at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. About 100 meters freestyle she was eliminated in the semifinals. The German 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay consisting of Wally Dressel, Louise Otto , Hermine Stindt and Grete Rosenberg reached the finish in the final 11.8 seconds after the British Olympic champions, but had a 12.4 second lead over the third-placed Austrians .
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle I. Athens 1896 - Berlin 1936. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-328-00715-6 .
Web links
- Wally Dressel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- German championships: women's freestyle swimming
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birth register of StA Magdeburg-Altstadt, No. 1563/1893
- ↑ Death register StA Magdeburg-Altstadt, No. 1542/1940
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dressel, Wally |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dressel, Marie Hedwig Wally |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1940 |
| Place of death | Magdeburg |