Jump to content

Helena Nordheim: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.3beta4)
Line 36: Line 36:
}}
}}


'''Helena''' "'''Lea'''" '''Nordheim''' (August 1, 1903 – July 2, 1943) was a Jewish-[[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Artistic gymnastics|gymnast]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists |publisher=Sussex Academic Press |last1=Taylor |first1=Paul |year=2004 |isbn=9781903900871 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&pg=PA237&dq=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+nordheim+lea&hl=en&ei=d7GfTuGENcLw0gHXwO2YBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] in her native [[Amsterdam]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/lea-nordheim-1.html |title=Helena Nordheim Olympic Results |accessdate=2011-07-12 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
'''Helena''' "'''Lea'''" '''Nordheim''' (August 1, 1903 – July 2, 1943) was a Jewish-[[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Artistic gymnastics|gymnast]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists |publisher=Sussex Academic Press |last1=Taylor |first1=Paul |year=2004 |isbn=9781903900871 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&pg=PA237&dq=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+nordheim+lea&hl=en&ei=d7GfTuGENcLw0gHXwO2YBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] in her native [[Amsterdam]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/lea-nordheim-1.html |title=Helena Nordheim Olympic Results |accessdate=2011-07-12 |work=sports-reference.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105202956/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/lea-nordheim-1.html |archivedate=2012-11-05 |df= }}</ref>


Nordheim was born in Amsterdam and died in the [[Sobibor extermination camp]].<ref name="Schaffer">{{cite book |last1=Schaffer |first1=Kay |last2=Smith |first2=Sidonie |title=The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nMzYdZpk8qMC&pg=PA61&dq=holocaust+%22After+the+games%22&hl=en&ei=N7I_TbCOBYT68AaBu7WjBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=holocaust%20%22After%20the%20games%22&f=false |year=2000 |publisher=[[Rutgers University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8135-2820-5 |pages=60–62}}</ref> She was sent to [[Westerbork concentration camp]] in June 1943. Shortly after, Nordheim was deported to Sobibór where she was murdered, together with her husband Abraham and their ten-year-old daughter Rebbecca.<ref name="Taylor">{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=Paul |title=Jews and the Olympic Games |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&pg=PA107&dq=%22Helena+Nordheim%22&hl=en&ei=tbBATfqcIIG78gb2r-3IBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Helena%20Nordheim%22&f=false |year=2004 |publisher=[[Sussex Academic Press]] |isbn=978-1-903900-87-1 |page=107}}</ref>
Nordheim was born in Amsterdam and died in the [[Sobibor extermination camp]].<ref name="Schaffer">{{cite book |last1=Schaffer |first1=Kay |last2=Smith |first2=Sidonie |title=The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nMzYdZpk8qMC&pg=PA61&dq=holocaust+%22After+the+games%22&hl=en&ei=N7I_TbCOBYT68AaBu7WjBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=holocaust%20%22After%20the%20games%22&f=false |year=2000 |publisher=[[Rutgers University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8135-2820-5 |pages=60–62}}</ref> She was sent to [[Westerbork concentration camp]] in June 1943. Shortly after, Nordheim was deported to Sobibór where she was murdered, together with her husband Abraham and their ten-year-old daughter Rebbecca.<ref name="Taylor">{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=Paul |title=Jews and the Olympic Games |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&pg=PA107&dq=%22Helena+Nordheim%22&hl=en&ei=tbBATfqcIIG78gb2r-3IBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Helena%20Nordheim%22&f=false |year=2004 |publisher=[[Sussex Academic Press]] |isbn=978-1-903900-87-1 |page=107}}</ref>

Revision as of 07:43, 31 March 2017

Helena Nordheim
The Dutch athletics team of the 1928 Summer Olympics. Helena Nordheim is the 4th person from the left.
Personal information
Country represented Netherlands
Born(1903-08-01)August 1, 1903
Amsterdam
DiedJuly 2, 1943(1943-07-02) (aged 39)
Sobibor extermination camp
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Women's gymnastics
Representing the  Netherlands
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team

Helena "Lea" Nordheim (August 1, 1903 – July 2, 1943) was a Jewish-Dutch gymnast.[1] She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in her native Amsterdam.[2]

Nordheim was born in Amsterdam and died in the Sobibor extermination camp.[3] She was sent to Westerbork concentration camp in June 1943. Shortly after, Nordheim was deported to Sobibór where she was murdered, together with her husband Abraham and their ten-year-old daughter Rebbecca.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
  2. ^ "Helena Nordheim Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-07-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Schaffer, Kay; Smith, Sidonie (2000). The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. Rutgers University Press. pp. 60–62. ISBN 978-0-8135-2820-5.
  4. ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games. Sussex Academic Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-903900-87-1.

Further reading

  • Brouwer, Erik (2010). "De Moord op een Gouden Turnploeg". In van Liempt, Ad; Luitzen, Jan (eds.). Sport in de Oorlog (in Dutch). L.J. Veen. pp. 29–58. ISBN 978-90-204-1936-8.


Stub icon

This biographical article related to artistic gymnastics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Flag of NetherlandsBiography icon Stub icon 2

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

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Helena_Nordheim&oldid=773096017"