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| Gold | 1928 Amsterdam | 800 metres | |
Karoline ("Lina") Radke-Batschauer (October 18, 1903 – February 14, 1983) was a German runner. The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. She was the first Olympic champion in the 800 m for women. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
Born as Lina Batschauer in Baden-Baden, she started competing in athletics in an era when women involved in sports were still frowned upon. Baden-Baden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River Sports such as running where considered to be far too exhausting for women. This vision was shared by many, including the originator of the modern Olympic movement, Pierre de Coubertin. Pierre de Frédy Baron de Coubertin (1 January 1863 &ndash 2 September 1937 was a French Pedagogue and historian who is best known as the founder of the
Together with her husband and coach, Georg Radke, Lina Radke was one of the pioneers of female athletics in the mid-1920s. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Competitions for women were not held frequently, but Radke nevertheless won several regional and national titles. She first specialised in the 1000 m, but when this was changed into the 800 m (because that distance would be held at the upcoming 1928 Summer Olympics), she switched to that event. The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 The highlight of Radke's career were those 1928 Summer Olympics, as she won the inaugural title in the 800 m. Along the way, she set the first officially recognised world record in that event, 2. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event 16,8, which would last until 1944.
The IOC was however not pleased with the fact that several of Radke's competitors had been totally exhausted after the race, and decided to banish the event from the Games; it would not be included again until 1960. Radke's career lasted until 1934, quitting after the 1934 World Women's Games.
Radke died aged 79 in Karlsruhe, the city where she had grown up. Karlsruhe (ˈkaɐ̯lsʁuːə population 285812 in 2006 is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Mary Lines |
Women's 800 metres World Record Holder 1927-08-07 – 1928-06-16 |
Succeeded by Inga Gentzel |
| Preceded by Inga Gentzel |
Women's 800 metres World Record Holder 1928-07-01 – 1944-08-28 |
Succeeded by Anna Larsson |
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