Gerda Pirch
 Pirch (2nd from the left) at the 1931 Olympics of Grace | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 1910 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | Hurdle race |
| Club | SCC Berlin |
Medal record | |
Gerda Pirch (married name Gerda Pinski, born 6 December 1910) was a German track and field athlete specialized in the 80 metres hurdles event.[1] She was a member of SCC Berlin and represented Germany at international competitions.
Pirch won the silver medal at the 1930 Women's World Games in the 80 metres hurdles event.[2][3][4] The next year she was disqualified at the 1931 Olympics of Grace. In her heat there were many false starts and not the only one who was disqualified. protests had no effect on lifting disqualification.[5] She also competed at the 1934 Women's World Games in London in the 80 metres hurdles event but was eliminated in the semi-finals.[6]
Pirch won several medals at national championships in the 80 metres hurdles event. After winning the silver medal at the 1929 German Athletics Championships, Pirch became national champion at the 1930 German Athletics Championships and 1931 German Athletics Championships. She won at the 1932 German Athletics Championships the bronze medal and at the 1934 German Athletics Championships the silver medal.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Gerda Pirch". trackfield.brinkster.net (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Mej. Schuurman tweemaal tweede te Praag". Eindhovensch dagblad (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "DGLD". leichtathletik-dgld.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ Le Olimpiadi della Grazia (seconda parte) FIDAL (Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera) (accessdate 15 June 2021)
- ↑ "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
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