Hedy Bienenfeld
Hedy Bienenfeld-Wertheimer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hedwig (Hedy) Bienenfeld-Wertheimer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Austrian-American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1907 Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 24, 1976 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Vienna Central Cemetery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | breaststroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hakoah Vienna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hedwig "Hedy" Bienenfeld, also known after marriage as Hedy Wertheimer (17 October 1907 – 24 September 1976) was an Austrian Olympic swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1927 European Aquatics Championships. She competed in the same discipline at the 1928 Summer Olympics. At the 1932 Maccabiah Games and 1935 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, she won a combined five gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal in swimming.