Ingeborg Mello
Ingeborg Mello de Preiss (Germany, January 4, 1919 – Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 25, 2009) was a track and field athlete from Argentina who competed mainly in the discus throw and the shot put. She represented Argentina at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympic Games.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's discus throw and the shot put event at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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1951 Buenos Aires | Discus throw | |
1951 Buenos Aires | Shot put |
Born in Berlin, Germany, she was Jewish.[2][3] She trained in San Lorenzo de Almagro Club in Buenos Aires.
References
- Biography and Olympic results at SPorts Reference Archived 2012-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
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