Gerda Pöting
Gerda Marta Hedwig Elisabet Pöting (15 July 1907 — 13 September 1997) was a German track and field athlete, active during the 1920s, during the early era of women’s athletics.[1][2] She was a member of Berliner SC. In the 4 x 100 meters relay she was world record holder. She was three times national champion.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gerda Marta Hedwig Elisabet Pöting |
| Born | 15 July 1907 Schmargendorf, Germany |
| Died | 13 September 1997 (aged 90) Rathenow, Germany |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | sprint, long jump |
| Club | Berliner SC |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | |
Biography
changeAs a member of Berliner SC, Köhler had her main successes in the 4 x 100 metres relay. Next to the relay she also competed in the 80 metres, 100 metres and long jump.[3]
She became as a member of the Berliner SC 4 x 100 meters relay team national champion in 1924, 1925 and 1926. She won the bronze medal with the team in 1927.[4][5] Individually she won at the German Athletics Championships the bronze medal in the 100 metres in 1925 behind Elaine Gütschow and Gundel Wittmann.[6]
Together with teammates Lilli Henoch, Cläre Voss and Charlotte Köhler she set an official world record in the 4 × 100 meter relay in Köln on 11 July 1926 with a time of 50.3 seconds.[7] The team set before on 13 July 1924 already the German national record with a time of 51.6 seconds during a competition in Berlin.
Pöting also competing internationally, including at the 1926 Berlin international women's athletics meeting where she won together with Gundel Wittmann, Lilly Henoch and Anneliese Röstel the 4 x 100 metres relay and finishing third in the 80 metres event.[8]
References
change- ↑ Geburtsregister Nr. 75/1907 des Standesamts Schmargendorf mit Folgebeurkundung zum Versterben (Sterberegister Nr. 369/1997 des Standesamts Rathenow)
- ↑ Heiratsregister Nr. 101/1929 des Standesamts Berlin-Schmargendorf
- ↑ "Gerda Pöting". brinkster.net.
- ↑ "Ergebnisse auf Sport-komplett". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ↑ "Deutsche Leichtathletik-Bestenliste Frauen 1927". leichtathletik-dgld.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Deutsche Leichtathletik-Bestenliste Frauen 1925". leichtathletik-dgld.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "World, european and finnish record progression". dhost.info/jvsalo. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ↑ "1926 frauen (1926 women's German athletics results)" (in German). leichtathletik-dgld.de. Retrieved 13 September 2024.