Eva von Bredow
{{Short description|German athlete}}
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| name = Eva von Bredow
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| sport = Running
| event = 80 metres hurdles
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|mf=yes|1904|4|19}}
| birth_place = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1979|11|6}}
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| height = 1.69 m
| weight = 86 kgProgression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p. 542.
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Eva von Bredow (born April 19, 1904, died November 6, 1979) was the inaugural holder of the women's 80m hurdles world record.{{cite web |title=Clarice Kennedy Wrecks World Record |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169383983 |publisher=Truth, Sydney, New South Wales |access-date=28 April 2025 |date=12 January 1930}}
Career
Von Bredow achieved the Women's 80 metres hudles world record on 12 June1927.
Von Bredow as a member of a team also broke the following world records:
- 1:48 4/5 minutes for 4x200m relay in Berlin on 14 June1929.
- 2:05.3 minutes for 10x100m relay in Frankfurt/Main on 20 July 1929.
In addition, von Bredow was champion at the German Championships in the High Jump in 1925, and 1926 and in the Long Jump in 1927 and 1928.{{cite web |title=German Championships |url=https://athleticspodium.com/champs/german-athletics-championships|publisher=athleticspodium.com |access-date=28 April 2025}}
See also
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Category:World record setters in athletics (track and field)