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German Jewish athlete excluded from Berlin Olympics dies at 103

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Published: 27 July 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

The Nazis had no intention of sending her to the Olympics (New York Times)
Margaret Bergmann Lambert, a world-class high jumper who was best known for her non-participation in the 1936 Berlin Olympics — she was kept off the German team because she was Jewish — has died at her home in Queens (July 25)

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