Käthe Krauß
Käthe Krauss (actually Anna Katharina Krauss, born November 29, 1906 in Dresden, † January 9, 1970 in Mannheim, Germany) was a German track and field athlete and Olympic bronze medalist.
As a participant in the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936, she won the bronze medal in 11.9 s in the 100 -meter run behind the US-American Helen Stephens (Gold ) and the Polish Stanisław Walasiewicz (silver). In the 4 x 100 -meter relay race she ran with the German relay in the run set a world record ( 46.4 s ). In the finals the past in guiding German relay failed the handover of Marie Dollinger on the final leg Ilse Dörffeldt, and the squadron had to retire.
In 1934, Käthe Krauss won three gold medals at the Women's World Play: in the 100 - meter dash ( 11.9 s ), in the 200 - meter dash ( 24.9 s ) and the 4 x 100 - meter relay ( 48.6 s, together with Margaret Kuhlmann, Marie Dollinger and Selma Grieme ). In the discus throw, she was third ( 39.87 m).
At the European Championships in 1938 Käthe Krauss won the silver medal over 100 meters ( 12.0 s ) and 200 meters ( 24.4 seconds). The second runner of the German 4 x 100 - meter relay, she was European champion ( 46.8 s, along with Josefine carbon, Emmy Albus and Ida Kühnel ).
Käthe Krauss launched for the Dresdner SC and coached at Woldemar Gerschler. In her competition time, she was 1.76 m tall and weighed 72 kg. In 1947 she moved from Dresden to Landau, where she worked as a trainer in the 1950s. She was also a pianist and had a shop for sporting goods.