Helena Nordheim

Helena Nordheim
— Gymnast —
The Dutch athletics team of the 1928 Summer Olympics. Helena Nordheim is the 4th person from the left.
Personal information
Country represented	Netherlands
Born	August 1, 1903 Amsterdam
Died	July 2, 1943 (aged 39) Sobibor extermination camp
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Women's gymnastics Competitor for the  Netherlands Summer Olympics 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

• List of select Jewish gymnasts

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. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
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. Sport in de Oorlog (in Dutch). L.J. Veen. pp. 29–58. ISBN 978-90-204-1936-8.

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