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