Rose Drieling (born 29 April 1909) was a German track and field athlete, specialized as a sprinter and also competed in the 800 metre and hurdling. She was active during the 1920s and early 1930s, during the early era of women’s athletics in Germany. She was a member of SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg and represented Germany at international competitions.[1][2][3][4] In the 4 x 100 meters relay she was the world record holder and national champion.
Biography
Personal life
Drieling was born on 29 April 1909. She had a twin sister Ilse Drieling who was also an athletics competitor.[1]
Career
Together with SC Magdeburg teammates Anneliese Jacke, Lieselotte Hellmann and her sister Ilse Drieling she set an official world record in the 4 × 100 meter relay in Breslau on 7 August 1927 with a time of 50.0 seconds.[5] 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.[6]
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 competed in the 100 yards. 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 fourth in the 100 meter.[7][8][9]
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