Maybelle Reichardt

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMaybelle•Reichardt (-Hopkins)
Used nameMaybelle•Reichardt
Born27 May 1907 in Los Angeles, California (USA)
Died4 November 1999 in Pasadena, California (USA)
Measurements173 cm / 63 kg
AffiliationsPasadena Athletic and Country Club, Pasadena (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Meybelle Reichardt was an American discus throw record holder with 116-9¼ [35.58], set in July 1928, and won the AAU Championship with the discus in 1925 and 1928. In 1928, she represented the Pasadena Athletic Club and attended Pasadena Community College. Reichardt had also played basketball for the Los Angeles Athletic Club in 1926, when the team won the women’s national championship. She later became a registered nurse, which became her career. Reichardt and her husband had two sons, both of whom became college professors, earning their doctorates at Princeton and Harvard, and later teaching musical composition and physics.

Personal Best: DT – 116-9 [35.58] (1928).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Maybelle Reichardt
Discus Throw, Women (Olympic) 7