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Hildegarde Švarce-Gešela
Born(1907-09-29)29 September 1907
Jelgava, Latvia
Died4 December 1944(1944-12-04) (aged 37)
Heilbronn, Nazi Germany
Figure skating career
CountryLatvia

Hildegarde Švarce-Gešela (29 September 1907 – 4 December 1944) was a Latvian figure skater. She competed in the mixed pairs at the 1936 Winter Olympics. [1] She died in an air raid on Heilbronn. [2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hildegard Švarce Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.