Adeline Gehrig

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameAdelaide Josephine "Adeline"•Gehrig (-Pilke)
Used nameAdeline•Gehrig
Born11 June 1887 in Newark, New Jersey (USA)
Died5 March 1944 in Bronx, New York (USA)
Measurements169 cm / 67 kg
AffiliationsNew York Turnverein, New York (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Adeline Gehrig competed for the New York Turnverein, where Yankee first baseman Lou Gehrig used to work out, but there is no truth to the oft-repeated rumor that they were related. Adeline Gehrig won the American Fencing League of America (AFLA) women’s foil title for four consecutive years, winning in 1920-23. In addition to fencing Adeline Gehrig was a well-known athlete in many sports. In 1922 women competed in a Women’s Olympiad in Paris sponsored by the French group, the FSFI (Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale). Despite being almost 35-years-old, Gehrig led the US qualifying in May 1922 in the standing long jump, although she ended up not competing in Paris. She was also known to play baseball and basketball, and one journal article discussed her love of the outdoors. Gehrig worked as a stenographer at a New York railroad office during her fencing career.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Fencing USA Adeline Gehrig
Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) 4 p4 r1/3