Inge Schmitz

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameIngeborg "Inge"•Schmitz
Used nameInge•Schmitz
Born22 April 1922 in Berlin, Berlin (GER)
AffiliationsSC Spandau 04, Berlin (GER)
NOC Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

German swimmer Inge Schmitz won the silver medal with the 4x100m freestyle team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics along with Ruth Halbsguth, Leni Lohmar and Gisela Jacob-Arendt. In the individual 100m she was eliminated in the heats. Aged only 14 years, she was the youngest German Olympic participant in Berlin. Schmitz won the German national 100m freestyle title in 1938, and in the 400m in 1939-40. She later worked in the film industry as an actress.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) GER Inge Schmitz
100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) 5 h3 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) Germany 2 Silver