Inge Schmitz
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Ingeborg Elsa Adelheid "Inge"•Schmitz (-Metzner) |
| Used name | Inge•Schmitz |
| Born | 22 April 1922 in Berlin, Berlin (GER) |
| Died | 11 November 1985 (aged 63 years 6 months 19 days) in Ost-Berlin (East Berlin), Berlin (GER) |
| Affiliations | SC 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) | =20 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver |