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Helene Mayer

German fencer (1910-1953) · Germany · Athletes · Died at 42

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Helene Julie Mayer was a German fencer who won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, and the silver medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. She competed for Nazi Germany in Berlin, despite having been forced to leave Germany in 1935 and resettle in the United States because she was of Jewish descent.

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Helene Julie Mayer was a German fencer who won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, and the silver medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. She competed for Nazi Germany in Berlin, despite having been forced to leave Germany in 1935 and resettle in the United States because she was of Jewish descent. She studied at American universities, and later returned to Germany in 1952 where she died of breast cancer.

Country
Germany
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1953 · aged 42

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