Ilse Drieling (born 29 April 1909) was a German track and field athlete, specialized in the sprint events but also competed in other events. She was active during the 1920s and early 1930s, during the early era of women’s athletics in Germany. In the 4 x 100 meters relay she was the world record holder and national champion. She was a member of SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg and represented Germany at international competitions.[1]
Biography
Personal life
Drieling was born on 29 April 1909. She had a twin sister Rose Drieling who was also an athletics competitor.[1]
Career
She was specialized as a sprinter (100 meter, 200 meter, 4 x 100 meter relay) and also competed in the long jump, shot put, javelin throw and from 1932 also in the pentathlon.[2][3][4][5]
Together with SC Magdeburg teammates Anneliese Jacke, Lieselotte Hellmann and her sister Rose Drieling she set an official world record in the 4 × 100 meter relay in Breslau on 7 August 1927 during the 1927 German Athletics Championships [de] with a time of 50.0 seconds.[6] The team also became national champion in 1927 with a time of 49.8 seconds. The team was runner-up during the national championships in 1926 and 1928. In 1930, the relay team finished in third place, with Erika Kreplin running instead of Jacke.[7]
Drieling represented Germany for the first time at the 1928 Great Britain–Germany–France women's athletics match. She won with the German team the 4 x 100 meters relay and finished second in the 200 meters behind Daisy Ridgley. She also competed at the 1930 Great Britain–Germany women's athletics match [de] where she finished second in the 4 x 100 meters relay and third in the 100 meter.[8][9][10]
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