{{Short description|Sprinter}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = pink | name = Lisa Gelius | nickname = | fullname = | image =OdG 1931 - German athletes.png | imagesize = 220 | caption =Lisa Gelius (far right) | nationality = German | sport = Athletics | event = Sprint<br>Javelin throw<br>Hurdling | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1909|7|23}} | birth_place = Munich, German Empire | residence = | coach= | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2006|1|14|1909|7|23}} | death_place = Kreuth, Germany | height = | weight = | pb = *100 m: 12.1 s (1929) *200 m: 25.9 s (1930) *80 m hs: 11.7 s (1938) *Shot put: 12.24 m (1932) *Discus throw: 37.09 m (1932) *Javelin throw: 45.74 m (1938) | country = {{GER}} | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|1938 Vienna|Javelin throw}} {{MedalSilver|1938 Vienna|80 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition|Women's World Games}} {{MedalGold|1934 London|Javelin throw}} {{MedalGold|1930 Prague|4×100 m}} {{MedalSilver|1930 Prague|60 m}} {{MedalBronze|1930 Prague|100 m}} }} '''Lisa Gelius''' (23 July 1909 in Munich – 14 January 2006 in Kreuth) was a German versatile athlete.
==Biography== {{expand section|date=October 2012}} Born in Munich, in 1909, she would compete in the 60 meters, 100 meters, 80 meters hurdles and javelin throw in the 1932 Olympics. Gelius would found success at the Women's World Games in 1930, 1934 and at the 1938 European Championships. She became champion of Germany twelve times from 1928 to 1940. After the Second World War she continued her sports career until she finished her successful career in the German Championships in Stuttgart in 1950, finishing in fifth place during the finals.
Gelius died on January 14, 2006, at the age of 96<ref>{{Cite web |title=First-ever women's European Javelin champion passes away {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/first-ever-womens-european-javelin-champion-p |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
==Personal best time== *80 metres hurdles: 11.7 ({{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} Bad Nauheim, 7 September 1938)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.athletics.hitsites.de/events_info.php?eventNr=309|title=Women's 80/100 Meters Hurdles - Del's Athletics Almanac|publisher=athletics.hitsites.deaccessdate=24 October 2012|access-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722131816/http://www.athletics.hitsites.de/events_info.php?eventNr=309|archive-date=22 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Achievements== At the 1930 Women's World Games she won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres event with teammates Rosa Kellner, Agathe Karrer and Luise Holzer. {| class="wikitable" width=55% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Position !!Event !!Performance !!Note |- | rowspan=2|1938 | rowspan=2 align=left|European Championships | rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} Vienna | bgcolor=gold|1st | Javelin throw | 45.58 m | |- | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 80 metres hurdles | 11.7 | |}
==See also== *Women's 80 metres hurdles world record progression
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=846&Gender=W Athlete profile] from site ''Track and Field Statistics''
{{s-start}} {{s-ach|rec}} {{succession box |before={{Flag icon|GBR}} Barbara Burke |title=80 metres hs World Record Holder |years=30 July 1938 - 23 July 1939 |after={{flagicon|ITA}} Claudia Testoni}} {{s-end}} {{Footer European Champions Javelin Throw Women}} {{Authority control}}
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