Helena Nordheim

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gymnastname= Helena Nordheim


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deathplace=Sobibór extermination camp
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Helena "Lea" Nordheim (August 1, 1903 – July 2, 1943) was a Dutch gymnast. She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in her native Amsterdam.

She was born in Amsterdam and died in Sobibór extermination camp. She came to Camp Westerbork in June 1943. Shortly after she was deported to Sobibór where she was murdered together with her husband Abraham and their ten-year-old daughter Rebecca.

References

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NORDHLEA01 profile]