Anita Bärwirth

Anita Bärwirth (August 30, 1918 – July 13, 1994) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, as a member of the German women's gymnastics team.[1][2] As there were no individual medals in women's gymnastics in 1936, Bärwith shared in the team's gold medal; her individual score was the ninth highest overall.[3]

Olympic medal record
Women's gymnastics
1936 BerlinTeam

Bärwith was born in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She later emigrated to Argentina, where her daughter, Olympic diver Cristina Hardekopf (also known as Christina Hardekopf) was born on December 9, 1940.[4][5] Bärwith died in Buenos Aires on July 13, 1994.[4]

References
  1. "Anita BÄRWIRTH - Olympic Gymnastics Artistic | Germany". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. "Berlin 1936 team competition women - Olympic". International Olympic Committee. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  3. Wallechinsky, David, 1948- (1984). The complete book of the Olympics. New York: Viking Press. p. 322. ISBN 0670234036. OCLC 9758740.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Anita Bärwirth Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  5. "Christina Hardekopf Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-05-19.


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