1921 - 1999
Ruth Langer (swimmer) Austrian Swimming
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Ruth Langer (swimmer) was previously married to Hans Liebermann (1943).
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 1 |
83 years, 4 months
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83 years, 4 months
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Details
| First Name |
Ruth
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| Last Name |
Lawrence
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| Maiden Name |
Langer
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| Full Name at Birth |
Ruth Langer
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| Alternative Name |
Ruth Langer, Ruth Lawrence, Ruth Langer Lawrence, Ruth Langer-Lawrence
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| Birthday |
21st May, 1921
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| Birthplace |
Vienna, Austria
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| Died |
2nd May, 1999
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Austrian
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| Occupation |
Swimming
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| Official Websites |
www.ushmm.org/exhibition/olympics/?content=world_responses_boycott&lang=en
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Ruth Langer, later known as Ruth Lawrence (21 May 1921 – 2 May 1999), was an Austrian swimmer who competed both nationally and internationally. Langer won several national titles, beginning at age 14 when she established the Austrian records for the 100m and 400m freestyle, and won the Austrian championship that year. She won a bronze medal at the 1935 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, in the 200 m breaststroke. Selected for the Austrian Olympic Team, which was due to compete in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, she refused to participate, as a protest against the Nazi regime in Germany and their antisemitism. In retaliation, Langer was banned for life by the Austrian Swimming Federation from competing in Austria. The lifetime ban was not lifted until 60 years later, at which time the Republic of Austria and the Austrian Swimming Federation officially apologized to her, and reinstated her titles and honors which they had repealed.
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