Gretchen Hehenberger Explained

Gretchen Hehenberger (10 February 1918 – 11 March 2012[1] [2]) was an Austrian gymnast who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3] Before moving to Austria after her marriage to Ernst Hehenberger (1917-2007) in 1943, Gretchen Sievers twice won the German championships in a combined Gymnastics and Track & Field competition including 10 different disciplines. She barely missed the 1936 Olympics due to a broken leg. In 1948, she already was the mother of two boys, Rainer (born 1944) and Michael (born 1945), respectively.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anzeigen - Kronenzeitung. March 15, 2012. www.krone.at.
  2. http://www.hermandw.be/FullOlym/bioheh.htm Great Olympians: Gretchen Hehenberger
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/gretchen-hehenberger-1.html . 1 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121217084122/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/gretchen-hehenberger-1.html . 17 December 2012 .