Herma Bauma

Austrian athlete and handballer (1915–2003)
Herma Bauma
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Javelin throw
Women's World Games
Silver medal – second place 1934 London Javelin throw

Hermine "Herma" Bauma (23 January 1915 – 9 February 2003) was an Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the javelin. She also was famous for playing handball.[1]

Bauma competed for Austria at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the javelin where she won the gold medal.

Bauma was born in Vienna, then part of Austria-Hungary, on 23 January 1915. She died in Vienna on 9 February 2003, at the age of 88.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herma Bauma Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

External links

  • Herma Bauma at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Herma Bauma at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata


Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • VIAF
National
  • Germany


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Austrian athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about an Austrian Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e