Katharina "Käthe" Anna Krauß (sometimes spelled Krauss; 29 November 1906 – 9 January 1970) was a German track and field athlete, who won three gold medals at the 1934 Women's World Games in London and a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where she was also on the German 4 × 100 m relay team. She won several German championships in various events and 2 silver medals and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1938 European Athletics Championships in Vienna.
100 m, 200 m, 80 m hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw
Club
Dresdner SC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
100 m – 11.8 (1935) 200 m – 24.4 (1938) 80 mH – 12.2 (1936) HJ – 1.51 m (1933) LJ – 5.85 m (1937) SP – 11.99 m (1933) DT – 41.65 m (1935) JT – 37.91 m (1931)[1][2]
Born in Dresden, Krauß was a member of Dresdner SC, where she was discovered and trained by the influential coach Woldemar Gerschler.[3] She won the national women's title in the 100 metres from 1934 through 1938,[4][5][6] in the 200 metres in 1932, 1934, and 1938 (in 1931 and 1933 she took second),[7][8] and in the long jump[9] and the pentathlon in 1937,[10] and was on the national champion Dresdner SC 4 × 100 metre relay teams in 1932 and 1936.[11][12]
At the 1934 Women's World Games in London, she won gold medals in the 100 metres (11.9 s), the 200 metres (24.9 s), and the 4 × 100 metre relay (48.6 s), and the bronze medal in discus (39.875 m).[13]
At the women's 1938 European Athletics Championships in Vienna, she won silver medals in the 100 metres (12.0 s) and 200 metres (24.4 s)[14] and a gold medal as part of the German 4 × 100 metre relay team (46.8 s).[15][16]
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, at that time holding the German women's record for the 100 metres,[17] Krauß won the bronze medal in that event with a time of 11.9 s.[18][19] She was one of three Olympic medalists that year from Dresdner SC, the others being Rudolf Harbig and Luise Krüger.[20] She was also on the German women's 4 × 100 m relay team that was in the lead but lost due to a dropped baton on the final leg;[21][22][23] in the heats the German team had been faster than the Americans, the eventual winners, and beaten the world record with a time of 46.4 s;[24][25] the American winning time in the final was half a second slower.[26][27][28] As national 100-metre champion, Krauß was the fastest runner on the German team,[29] but had run dead heats with Marie Dollinger.[30]
Postwaredit
After World War II, Krauß moved to Landau, where she coached[31] and was active in senior athletics; there she was also known as a pianist and the owner of a sporting goods shop. In 1952 she published a book on sprint running titled Der Kurzstreckenlauf.[1][32] The local athletics club awards a prize named for her.[33] She died in Mannheim on 9 January 1970.
^Gudrun Angelis and Marianne Pitzen, eds., Frauen bei Olympia: Kunst – Sport – Wissenschaft; Olympische und Paralympische Spiele 1896–2008; eine Ausstellung im Frauenmuseum vom 17. August bis 9. November 2008, Bonn: Frauenmuseum, 2008, ISBN9783940482129, p. 112 (in German)
^Guy Walters, Berlin Games: How Hitler Stole the Olympic Dream, London: Hodder-John Murray, ISBN978-0-7195-6783-4, p. 211.
^Fritz Steinmetz and Dieter Huhn, Erfolge der deutschen Leichtathletik seit 1896: Weltmeisterschaften, Europameisterschaften, Olympische Spiele, Agon Sportverlag-Statistics 8, Kassel: Agon, 1994, ISBN9783928562386, p. 117 (in German)
^Auszug aus der Vereinsgeschichte, Dresdner Sportclub 1898 e.V., April 2011, retrieved 17 July 2012 (in German)
^Bud Greenspan, 100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History, Los Angeles: General Publication Group, 1995, ISBN9781881649663, p. 33.
^Reinhard Rürup, ed., 1936, die Olympischen Spiele und der Nationalsozialismus: eine Dokumentation, Berlin: Argon, 1996, ISBN9783870243500, p. 144 (in German)
^Birgit Jochens and Sonja Miltenberger, eds., Zwischen Rebellion und Reform: Frauen in Berliner Westen, Berlin: Jaron, 1999, p. 220 (in German)
^Report: Games of the Olympiad, New York: United States Olympic Committee, 1936, OCLC 17760969, p. 159.
^Duff Hart-Davis, Hitler's Games: The 1936 Olympics, New York: Harper, 1986, ISBN9780060155544, p. 200.
^Louise Mead Tricard, American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 through 1980, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1996, ISBN9780786402199, p. 227.
^Walters states in error, p. 269, that the American time in the final, 46.9 s, was faster.
^August Schimpf, Vereinschronik 15 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Leichtathletik-Club Oberhaardt 1954, Edenkoben(in German), retrieved 17 July 2012.
^Eberhard Vollmer, "Neuauflage der 'ewigen' Senioren-Bestenliste", Leichtathletik.de, 30 November 2010 (in German)
^jwe, Leichtathletik: Oleg Zernickel neuer Käthe-Krauß-Preisträger, Leichtathletik, Turnverein 1981 e.V., ASV Landau, (in German), retrieved 17 July 2012.
^Walters, p. 211, comments on Marie Dollinger telling Elfriede Kaun in 1968, "You know, I was the only woman in that race!": "[I]t is easy to see in photographs why Dollinger should have suspected Krauss of being a man."; photo caption between pages 272 and 273: "The gender of all three women would be subject to many doubts."
^Michael Krüger, ed., Olympische Spiele: Bilanz und Perspektiven im 21. Jahrhundert, Sport 1, Münster: Lit, 2001, ISBN9783825856151, note 97, p. 132 (in German)
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Katharina Kathe Anna Krauss sometimes spelled Krauss 29 November 1906 9 January 1970 was a German track and field athlete who won three gold medals at the 1934 Women s World Games in London and a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where she was also on the German 4 100 m relay team She won several German championships in various events and 2 silver medals and a gold medal in the 4 100 m relay at the 1938 European Athletics Championships in Vienna Kathe KraussKrauss at the 1936 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn29 November 1906Dresden German EmpireDied9 January 1970 aged 63 Mannheim West GermanyHeight5 ft 9 1 4 in 176 cm Weight72 kg 159 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 100 m 200 m 80 m hurdles high jump long jump shot put discus throw javelin throwClubDresdner SCAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 100 m 11 8 1935 200 m 24 4 1938 80 mH 12 2 1936 HJ 1 51 m 1933 LJ 5 85 m 1937 SP 11 99 m 1933 DT 41 65 m 1935 JT 37 91 m 1931 1 2 Medal record Representing Germany Women s World Games 1934 London 100 metres 1934 London 200 metres 1934 London 4 x 100 m relay 1934 London Discus throw Olympic Games 1936 Berlin 100 metres European Championships 1938 Vienna 4 100 m relay 1938 Vienna 100 m 1938 Vienna 200 m Contents 1 Athletics career 2 Postwar 3 Controversy 4 ReferencesAthletics career editBorn in Dresden Krauss was a member of Dresdner SC where she was discovered and trained by the influential coach Woldemar Gerschler 3 She won the national women s title in the 100 metres from 1934 through 1938 4 5 6 in the 200 metres in 1932 1934 and 1938 in 1931 and 1933 she took second 7 8 and in the long jump 9 and the pentathlon in 1937 10 and was on the national champion Dresdner SC 4 100 metre relay teams in 1932 and 1936 11 12 At the 1934 Women s World Games in London she won gold medals in the 100 metres 11 9 s the 200 metres 24 9 s and the 4 100 metre relay 48 6 s and the bronze medal in discus 39 875 m 13 At the women s 1938 European Athletics Championships in Vienna she won silver medals in the 100 metres 12 0 s and 200 metres 24 4 s 14 and a gold medal as part of the German 4 100 metre relay team 46 8 s 15 16 At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin at that time holding the German women s record for the 100 metres 17 Krauss won the bronze medal in that event with a time of 11 9 s 18 19 She was one of three Olympic medalists that year from Dresdner SC the others being Rudolf Harbig and Luise Kruger 20 She was also on the German women s 4 100 m relay team that was in the lead but lost due to a dropped baton on the final leg 21 22 23 in the heats the German team had been faster than the Americans the eventual winners and beaten the world record with a time of 46 4 s 24 25 the American winning time in the final was half a second slower 26 27 28 As national 100 metre champion Krauss was the fastest runner on the German team 29 but had run dead heats with Marie Dollinger 30 Postwar editAfter World War II Krauss moved to Landau where she coached 31 and was active in senior athletics there she was also known as a pianist and the owner of a sporting goods shop In 1952 she published a book on sprint running titled Der Kurzstreckenlauf 1 32 The local athletics club awards a prize named for her 33 She died in Mannheim on 9 January 1970 Controversy editAlong with the gold and silver medalists in the 1936 Olympic women s 100 metre event Helen Stephens and Stanislawa Walasiewicz Krauss has been suspected of being intersex 34 35 References edit a b Kathe Krauss sports reference com Kathe Krauss trackfield brinkster net Egon Meyer Venecia Hoffnung aber lasst nichts zu Schanden werden self published Denzlingen 2003 ISBN 9783833008481 p 25 in German Fritz Steinmetz 75 Jahre Deutsche Leichtathletik Meisterschaften 1898 1972 Berlin Bartels amp Wernitz 1973 ISBN 9783870399566 p 191 in German Leichtathletik Deutsche Meisterschaften 100m Damen Historie Sport komplett de in German retrieved 17 July 2012 Steinmetz p 192 Steinmetz p 196 Leichtathletik Deutsche Meisterschaften 200m Damen Historie Sport komplett de in German retrieved 17 July 2012 Leichtathletik Deutsche Meisterschaften Weitsprung Damen Historie Sport komplett de in German retrieved 17 July 2012 Leichtathletik Deutsche Meisterschaften Mehrkampf Damen Historie Sport komplett de in German retrieved 17 July 2012 Leichtathletik Deutsche Meisterschaften Staffeln Damen Teil 1 Historie Sport komplett de in German retrieved 17 July 2012 Steinmetz p 261 FSFI Women s World Games GBRAthletics com Athletics Weekly 2005 retrieved 17 July 2012 Leichtathletik EM Damen Teil 1 Historie Sport komplett de in German retrieved 17 July 2012 Leichtathletik EM Damen Teil 3 Historie Sport komplett de in German retrieved 17 July 2012 European Championships Women GBRAthletics com Athletics Weekly 2005 retrieved 17 July 2012 Gudrun Angelis and Marianne Pitzen eds Frauen bei Olympia Kunst Sport Wissenschaft Olympische und Paralympische Spiele 1896 2008 eine Ausstellung im Frauenmuseum vom 17 August bis 9 November 2008 Bonn Frauenmuseum 2008 ISBN 9783940482129 p 112 in German Guy Walters Berlin Games How Hitler Stole the Olympic Dream London Hodder John Murray ISBN 978 0 7195 6783 4 p 211 Fritz Steinmetz and Dieter Huhn Erfolge der deutschen Leichtathletik seit 1896 Weltmeisterschaften Europameisterschaften Olympische Spiele Agon Sportverlag Statistics 8 Kassel Agon 1994 ISBN 9783928562386 p 117 in German Auszug aus der Vereinsgeschichte Dresdner Sportclub 1898 e V April 2011 retrieved 17 July 2012 in German Bud Greenspan 100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History Los Angeles General Publication Group 1995 ISBN 9781881649663 p 33 Reinhard Rurup ed 1936 die Olympischen Spiele und der Nationalsozialismus eine Dokumentation Berlin Argon 1996 ISBN 9783870243500 p 144 in German Birgit Jochens and Sonja Miltenberger eds Zwischen Rebellion und Reform Frauen in Berliner Westen Berlin Jaron 1999 p 220 in German Walters pp 268 69 Report Games of the Olympiad New York United States Olympic Committee 1936 OCLC 17760969 p 159 Duff Hart Davis Hitler s Games The 1936 Olympics New York Harper 1986 ISBN 9780060155544 p 200 Louise Mead Tricard American Women s Track and Field A History 1895 through 1980 Jefferson North Carolina McFarland 1996 ISBN 9780786402199 p 227 Walters states in error p 269 that the American time in the final 46 9 s was faster Walters p 270 Frauleins Will Bolster Nazi Team Lawrence Journal World 17 June 1936 p 6 August Schimpf Vereinschronik Archived 15 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Leichtathletik Club Oberhaardt 1954 Edenkoben in German retrieved 17 July 2012 Eberhard Vollmer Neuauflage der ewigen Senioren Bestenliste Leichtathletik de 30 November 2010 in German jwe Leichtathletik Oleg Zernickel neuer Kathe Krauss Preistrager Leichtathletik Turnverein 1981 e V ASV Landau in German retrieved 17 July 2012 Walters p 211 comments on Marie Dollinger telling Elfriede Kaun in 1968 You know I was the only woman in that race I t is easy to see in photographs why Dollinger should have suspected Krauss of being a man photo caption between pages 272 and 273 The gender of all three women would be subject to many doubts Michael Kruger ed Olympische Spiele Bilanz und Perspektiven im 21 Jahrhundert Sport 1 Munster Lit 2001 ISBN 9783825856151 note 97 p 132 in German nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kathe Krauss Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kathe Krauss amp oldid 1156375252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
