Gretel bergmann biography of michael
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Gretel Bergmann
High jumper who emigrated from Nazi Germany to the United States
| Birth name | Margarethe Bergmann |
|---|---|
| Full name | Margaret Bergmann-Lambert |
| Citizenship | German American |
| Born | (1914-04-12)April 12, 1914 Laupheim, Württemberg, Germany |
| Died | July 25, 2017(2017-07-25) (aged 103) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Years active | 1930–1939 overall; 1930–1933 and 1936 in Germany, 1934 in the United Kingdom, 1937–1939 in the United States |
| Spouse(s) | Bruno Lambert, M.D. |
| Country | Germany, excluded due to ethnicity in 1933 and 1936 United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | High jump |
| Retired | Forced to retire in 1936 by Germany Retired in the United States in 1939 |
| Updated on 26 July 2017 | |
Gretel Lambert (born Margarethe Bergmann; April 12, 1914 – July 25, 2017)[1] was a German Jewishtrack and field athlete who competed as a high jumper during the 1930s.
Due to her Jewish origins, the Nazis p