Helena Nordheim

Helena Nordheim
— Gymnast —

The Dutch athletics team of the 1928 Summer Olympics. Helena Nordheim is the 4th person from the left.
Personal information
Country represented  Netherlands
Born (1903-08-01)August 1, 1903
Amsterdam
Died July 2, 1943(1943-07-02) (aged 39)
Sobibor extermination camp
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics

Helena "Lea" Nordheim (August 1, 1903 – July 2, 1943) was a Jewish Dutch gymnast.[1] She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in her native Amsterdam.[2]

Nordheim was born in Amsterdam and died in the Sobibor extermination camp.[3] She was sent to Westerbork concentration camp in June 1943. Shortly after, Nordheim was deported to Sobibór where she was murdered, together with her husband Abraham and their ten-year-old daughter Rebbecca.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
  2. ↑ "Helena Nordheim Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  3. ↑ Schaffer, Kay; Smith, Sidonie (2000). The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. Rutgers University Press. pp. 60–62. ISBN 978-0-8135-2820-5.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games. Sussex Academic Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-903900-87-1.

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