Kriemhild Limberg

Kriemhild Limberg
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1934-09-08)8 September 1934
Rheinhausen, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Died24 August 2020(2020-08-24) (aged 85)
n Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Discus throw
ClubKTSV Preussen 1855
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  West Germany
European Championships
1958 Stockholm Discus throw

Kriemhild Limberg, née Kriemhild Hausmann, (8 September 1934 – 24 August 2020) was a German athlete, who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Limberg competed in the women's discus throw.[2]

Limberg won the British WAAA Championships title in the discus event at the 1964 WAAA Championships.[3][4] Shortly afterwards, at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she represented Germany again in the discus event.[2]

Limberg returned to the British WAAA Championships and finished second behind Elivia Ballotta at the 1965 WAAA Championships.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kriemhild Limberg Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kriemhild Limberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Little Daphne Zips to Records". Sunday Express. 5 July 1964. Retrieved 28 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Results". Sunday Express. 4 July 1965. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 March 2025.


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