Ratjen, Horst, 1918-2008
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- Berlin '36, 2009:p. 64 (Dora Ratjen, German high jumper, 1936 Olympic games; later determined to be a man)
- DNB in VIAF, 4 Jan. 2010(hdg.: Ratjen, Horst; variants: Ratjen, Heinrich - Vorlage; Ratjen, Heinz; Ratjen, Hugo; Ratjen, Herrmann; Ratjen, Dora - 1935-1938; Lebensdaten,1918-2008; Sportler, Leichtathlet; Nahm unter dem Namen "Dora Ratjen" an diversen Leichtathletikwettbewerben als Frau getarnt teil; nach Kriegsende als Barmann in Hamburg tätig)
- www.spiegel.de, 4 Jan. 2010(Dora Ratjen, name offically changed to Heinrich Ratjen; later called himself Heinz; 1918-2008)
- Heinrich Ratjen (20 November 1918 - 22 April 2008), born Dora Ratjen, was a German athlete who competed for Germany in the women's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin, finishing fourth, but was later determined to be male and/or intersex. In some news reports, he was erroneously referred to as Hermann Ratjen and Horst Ratjen; born in Erichshof ( (Wikipedia, December 27, 2020:) )
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Heinrich Ratjen (20 November 1918 – 22 April 2008), born Dora Ratjen, was a German athlete who competed for Germany in the women's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin, finishing fourth, but was later determined to be male and/or intersex. In some news reports, he was erroneously referred to as Hermann Ratjen and Horst Ratjen.
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