Birth Date: | 13 December 1911 |
Birth Place: | Wuppertal, Germany |
Death Date: | 20 September 1995 (aged 83) |
Death Place: | Berlin, Germany |
Height: | 172 cm |
Weight: | 57 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 100 m, 200 m |
Club: | Barmer TV 1846, Wuppertal |
Pb: | 100 m – 11.9 (1936) 200 m – 26.0 (1935) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Emmy Albus Liersch (13 December 1911 – 20 September 1995) was a German sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1938 European Championships, the same year she set a world record in the 4 × 200 m relay.
At the 1936 Berlin Olympics her 4 × 100 m team set a world record in the semifinals and led the final until a missed exchange in the final leg. Individually, she finished sixth in the 100 m event.
At the 1938 European Athletics Championships, Albus finished sixth in the 100 metres in addition to the gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.
In 1958 Albus married Walter Liersch, a fellow German sprinter.