Cläre Voss
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1900s |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | athletics triathlon, sprint events |
| Club | Berliner SC |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | |
Cläre Voss (born c. 1900s; fl. 1921-1927) was a German track and field athlete, competing in sprint events and the athletics triathlon. She was active during the 1920s, during the early era of women’s athletics in Germany. She was a member of Berliner SC and represented Germany at international competitions.[1] In the 4 x 100 meters relay she was the world record holder. She was three times national champion.
Biography
[change | change source]She won with the Berliner SC 4 x 100 meters relay team the bronze medal at the national championships in national champion in 1921, 1922 and 1923. The following three years, 1924, 1925 and 1926, she became with the team national champion and won again the bronze medal in 1927.[2] She won two other bronze medals at the national championships in the athletics thriathlon in 1925 and 1927.[3][4]
Together with teammates Lilli Henoch, Charlotte Köhler and Gerda Pöting she set an official world record in the 4 × 100 meter relay in Köln on 11 July 1926 with a time of 50.3 seconds.[5]
She represented Germany internationaly, including at the 1926 Paris international women's athletics meeting. At this meeting she won with the German team the 4 x 100 metres relay event.[6][7] According to some sources she also finished third in the 200 metres,[8] however other sources stated it was Emmi Haux.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Cläre Voss". brinkster.net.
- ↑ "Ergebnisse auf Sport-komplett". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ↑ "Deutsche Leichtathletik-Bestenliste Frauen 1925". leichtathletik-dgld.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Deutsche Leichtathletik-Bestenliste Frauen 1927". leichtathletik-dgld.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "World, european and finnish record progression". dhost.info/jvsalo. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Au Stade Pershing | Le Meeting International Féminin | Deux records du monde sont battus" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 4 October 1926. p. 4, 10. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ "1926 frauen (1926 women's German athletics results)" (in German). leichtathletik-dgld.de. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ↑ "Te Parijs Miss Edwards klopt een wereldrecord" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 4 October 1926. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via uurl.kbr.be.