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Grit (given Name)
Grit is a given name, derived as a short for "Margaret". Notable people with the name include: * Grit Boettcher (born 1938), German actress * Grit Breuer (born 1972), German athlete * Grit Haid (1900–1938), Austrian stage and film actress * Grit Hammer (born 1966), German shot putter * Grit Hegesa (1891–1972), German dancer and silent film actress * Grit Jurack (born 1977), German handball player * Grit Lehmann (born 1976), volleyball player * Grit Müller (born 1972), German swimmer * Grit Naumann (born 1966), German volleyball player * Grit Šadeiko (born 1989), Estonian heptathlete * Grit Slaby (born 1965), German swimmer See also * {{given name German feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the List of most popular given names, 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many languages, including Daisy (given name), Daisy, Greta (given name), Greta, Gretchen, Maggie, Madge (given name), Madge, Maisie (given name), Maisie, Marge, Margie, Margo (given name), Margo, Margot, Marnie (given name), Marnie, Meg, Megan, Molly (name), Molly, Peggy (given name), Peggy, and Rita (given name), Rita. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Boettcher
Grit Boettcher (; born 10 August 1938) is a German actress. Early life In 1938, Boettcher was born in Berlin, Germany. Career Boettcher is an actress in various films on German TV and in stage productions. Boettcher is sometimes credited in various spelling as Gritt Boettcher, Britt Böttcher, or Grit Böttcher. Personal life Boettcher's second husband is Wolfgang Belstler. Boettcher has two children, Tristan Boettcher and Nicole Belstler-Boettcher. Filmography Film *' (1958), as Renate Römer *'' Twelve Girls and One Man'' (1959), as Do *'' Guitars Sound Softly Through the Night'' (1959), as Eleanor *'' Carnival Confession'' (1960), as Bertel *'' Heaven, Love and Twine'' (1960), as Susanne Himmel *' (1960), as Elke *'' Freddy and the Millionaire'' (1961), as Edith Schmidt *'' He Can't Stop Doing It'' (1962), as Berenice *' (1962), as Wirtstochter *'' Love Has to Be Learned'' (1963), as Dora *'' The Black Abbot'' (1963), as Leslie Gine *'' Code Name: Jaguar'' (1965), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Breuer
Grit Breuer (later Springstein, born 16 February 1972 in Röbel, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a German former athlete, who competed in the women's 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 × 100 m relay, and 4 × 400 m relay events. She has received injuries as a result of her sports competition, including a slipped disk in her back and a ligament in her knee. She has also been involved in drugs-related controversy. In 1992 she received a two-year ban from the sport after admitting she had taken clenbuterol. In 2004, she was accused of skipping a drug test in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ..., but she was cleared on a technicality. She has won two Olympic bronze medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay. Her first was in 1988 competing for East Germany, when she ran i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Haid
Grit Haid (born Margarete Haid, 14 March 1900 – 13 August 1938) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Kapczynski & Richardson p.60 She was the younger sister of the actress Liane Haid. She died in a plane crash in 1938. Selected filmography * '' Don Cesar, Count of Irun'' (1918) * '' Emperor Charles'' (1921) * '' The Daughter of the Brigadier'' (1922) * '' The Marquise of Clermont'' (1922) * '' The Ghost of Morton's Castle'' (1922) * '' Tales of Old Vienna'' (1923) * '' The Hell of Barballo'' (1923) * '' The Three Mannequins'' (1926) * ''People to Each Other ''People to Each Other'' () is a 1926 Cinema of Germany, German silent film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Alfred Abel, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Eduard Rothauser. The film's art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer. Cast References Bi ...'' (1926) * '' We Belong to the Imperial-Royal Infantry Regiment'' (1926) * '' Young Blood'' (1926) * '' Marie's Soldier'' (1927) * '' Carnival Magic'' (1927) * '' Rinaldo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Hammer
Grit Hammer, née Haupt (born 4 June 1966 in Saalfeld, Bezirk Gera) is a retired German shot putter. She represented the sports club SC Motor Jena, and won the silver medal at the East German championships in 1987. She put the shot 20.72 metres in June 1987 in Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg (, Low German ''Niegenbramborg'', both lit. ''New Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg'') is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban c .... International competitions References External links * 1966 births Living people People from Saalfeld Sportspeople from Bezirk Gera German female shot putters East German female shot putters Athletes from Thuringia {{Germany-shotput-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Hegesa
Grit Hegesa (31 December 1891 – 17 January 1972) was a German dancer and silent film actress. She appeared in seventeen films. She was born Caroline Margaretha Schmidt. Selected filmography * '' Madness'' (1919) * ''Whitechapel'' (1920) * '' The White Peacock'' (1920) * ''Man Overboard "Man overboard!" is an exclamation given aboard a vessel to indicate that a member of the crew or a passenger has fallen off of the ship into the water and is in need of immediate rescue. Whoever sees the person fall is to shout, "Man overboar ...'' (1921) * '' Night and No Morning'' (1921) * '' Children of Darkness'' (1921) * '' Fräulein Else'' (1929) References Bibliography * Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997.Section "Grit Hegesa" online *Hans Joachim Bodenbach, "Grit Hegesa, Tänzerin und Stummfilmstar aus Niederlahnstein", In: ''Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Heimatjahrbuch 2002'', Bad E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Jurack
Grit Jurack (born 22 October 1977) is a German former handball player, who played on the German women's national team. She was Top Scorer in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and included on the All-Star Team. and also obtained bronze medal in the championship. She won the Champions League with Viborg HK in 2009 and was the top scorer of the tournament with 113 goals. She ended her handball career on 7 October 2012 due to a shoulder injury. She holds both the record for most matches and most goals for the German National Team, as well as the second most international goals overall. In 2008-09 she was the topscorer in the Danish league while playing for FCK Håndbold. She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023. European championships At the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship Jurack was included in the All-star team, as best right back, when Germany finished 5th at the tournament. She represented Germany at the 2006 European Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Lehmann
Grit Lehmann (born 1 August 1976) is a German former professional volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... player. In March 2013, she announced her retirement after playing her last game for Swiss club VC Kanti Schaffhausen against Volero Zürich in the Swiss Championships play-off finals. Facts * Position: Universal (outside hitter - middleblock - Opposite) * Length: 5 ft 98 * Nickname: Gretl, Griti, Grizzly Teams * TZ Treptow (Germany) * CJD Berlin (Germany) * VC Olympia Berlin (Germany) * Marzahner SV (Germany) * Volley Cats Berlin (Germany) * Fortis Herentals (Belgien) * Asterix Kieldrecht (Belgien) * Tamera Lummen (Belgien) * Euphony Tongeren (Belgien) * VfB 91 Suhl (Germany) * VC Kanti Schaffhausen (Switzerland) Bio * 1994 German champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Müller
Grit Müller (born 6 June 1972) is a retired German swimmer who won a silver medal in the 800 m freestyle at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships and a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships The 1989 European Aquatics Championships were held from 15 to 20 August 1989 in Bonn, West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunific .... She also won six national titles in the 4×200 m relay (1988), 400 m freestyle (1991), 800 m freestyle (1990) and 400 m medley (1989–91). References 1972 births Living people German female freestyle swimmers German female medley swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Schwedt Swimmers from Brandenburg 20th-century German women 21st-century German women {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Naumann
Grit Naumann (born ) is a German retired volleyball player. She was part of the East Germany women's national volleyball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul (her elder sister Heike was also a member of that squad), and the Germany women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ... in Atlanta. She participated in the 1994 FIVB World Championship. On club level she played with CJD Berlino. In 1994, Naumann was selected as the German Volleyball Player of the Year. Clubs * CJD Berlino (1994) References External links * Volleybox.net profile* 1966 births Living people German women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Šadeiko
Grit Šadeiko (born 29 July 1989) is an Estonian heptathlete. She won the heptathlon at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships. Personal life Šadeiko's younger sister Grete Grete or Grethe is a feminine given name, a derivate of Margaret (name), Margaret. It is most often used in Scandinavia (not including Sweden), Estonia, and List of territorial entities where German is an official language, German-speaking Europe ... is also a heptathlete. Major competition record References External links * 1989 births Living people People from Saku Parish Sportspeople from Harju County Estonian heptathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Estonia 21st-century Estonian sportswomen World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grit Slaby
Grit Slaby (born 18 May 1965) is a German swimmer. She competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ... for East Germany. References External links * 1965 births Living people German female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for East Germany Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Borna Swimmers from Saxony 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |