Rose Drieling

Rose Drieling (born 29 April 1909) was a German track and field athlete, specialized as a sprinter and also competed in the 800 metre and hurdling. She was active during the 1920s and early 1930s, during the early era of women’s athletics in Germany. She was a member of SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg and represented Germany at international competitions. In the 4 x 100 meters relay she was the world record holder and national champion.

Biography
Personal life
Drieling was born on 29 April 1909. She had a twin sister Ilse Drieling who was also an athletics competitor.

Career
Together with SC Magdeburg teammates Anneliese Jacke, Lieselotte Hellmann and her sister  Ilse Drieling she set an official world record in the 4 × 100 meter relay in Breslau on 7 August 1927 with a time of 50.0 seconds. The team also became national champion in 1927 with a time of 49.8 seconds. The team was runner-up during the national championships in 1926 and 1928. In 1930, the relay team finished in third place, with Erika Kreplin running instead of Jacke.

Drieling represented Germany for the first time at the 1928 Great Britain–Germany–France women's athletics match. She won with the German team the 4 x 100 meters relay and competed in the 100 yards. She also competed at the  where she finished second in the 4 x 100 meters relay and fourth in the 100 meter.

References

Category:1909 births
Category:Year of death missing
Category:German sprinters
Category:German hurdlers
Category:Middle-distance runners
Category:World record holders