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Berta Jikeli

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Berta Jikeli
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born(1911-04-19)19 April 1911
Nagyszeben, Austria-Hungary
Died7 October 2000(2000-10-07) (aged 89)
Heilbronn, Germany
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw

Berta Jikeli (19 April 1911 – 7 October 2000) was a Romanian athlete. She competed in the women's discus throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] She was the first woman to represent Romania at the Olympics.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Berta Jikeli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.