Auction 79 · Lot 173
Group of medals awarded to the Austrian-Jewish athlete Gerda Gottlieb. * With: Personal Diary, 1936-37. Extensive manuscript in German. * Sporting pins (3). * Related letters in German from sports organizations.
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- $4,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(SPORTS)
Description
Medals (all with original case) include: The Makkabiah Games, 1935. * Five consecutive gold medals, Austrian national pentathlon. 1933-37.
summary
Born in 1916, Gerda Gottlieb a swimming and pentathlon champion, at one stage held the world record in the standing high jump. In 1938, following the Anschluss, Gottlieb fled Austria and found sanctuary in the United States.