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Martha Genenger

swimmer (1911–1995)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ487485 ↗
Source-derived summary

Martha Ludowika Genenger (later Engfeld, 11 November 1911 – 1 August 1995) was a German swimmer. She won a European title in 1934 and a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke event.

Editorial summary

“Martha Genenger” enters the record as swimmer (1911–1995). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Martha, Genenger and swimmer can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1911, 1995, 1934, 1936—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1911-11-11. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Martha, Genenger and swimmer.
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“Martha Genenger” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Martha, Genenger and swimmer provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q487485. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1911, 1995, 1934 and 1936.

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This entry incorporates text from “Martha Genenger” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.