Emmy Albus

{{Short description|German sprinter (1911–1995)}}

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|image = Emmy Albus 1936.jpg

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|caption=Emmy Albus at the 1936 Olympics

|birth_date= 13 December 1911

|birth_place= Wuppertal, Germany

| death_date = 20 September 1995 (aged 83)

| death_place = Berlin, Germany

| height = 172 cm

| weight = 57 kg

|sport=Athletics

|event= 100 m, 200 m

|club= Barmer TV 1846, Wuppertal

|pb= 100 m – 11.9 (1936)
200 m – 26.0 (1935)

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Emmy Albus Liersch (13 December 1911 – 20 September 1995) was a German sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1938 European Championships, the same year she set a world record in the 4 × 200 m relay.

At the 1936 Berlin Olympics her 4 × 100 m team set a world record in the semifinals and led the final until a missed exchange in the final leg. Individually, she finished sixth in the 100 m event.

At the 1938 European Athletics Championships, Albus finished sixth in the 100 metres in addition to the gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.

In 1958 Albus married Walter Liersch, a fellow German sprinter.