Adelaide Gehrig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Adelaide Gehrig

US fencer

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1887

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1944

Profession: fencer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Adelaide Gehrig

  • Adelaide Gehrig (June 11, 1887 – March 5, 1944) was an American fencer.Gehrig was the only woman in United States foil history to win four consecutive titles.
  • She was born in 1887 in Newark, New Jersey, to German immigrants John Gehrig (a blacksmith) and Maria Gehrig née Lang.
  • Representing the New York Turnverein, Gehrig was AFLA Women's Foil Champion four years in a row (1920 to 1923), a feat unmatched by any other American woman.
  • In 1924, she represented the United States in Paris, in the first Olympic Games in which women competed.
  • She was no relation to Yankees First Baseman Lou Gehrig, although Lou used to work out at the New York Turnverein as a youth.

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