Katharina "Käthe" Anna Krauß was a German track and field athlete, who won three gold medals at the 1934 Women's World Games in London and a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where she was also on the German 4 × 100 m relay team. She won several German championships in various events and 2 silver medals and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1938 European Athletics Championships in Vienna. Käthe Krauß (Germany) set the women's 100 m world record of 11.9 in London, England on August 11, 1934. It stood 15 days, until Stanisława Walasiewicz's 11.7 on August 26, 1934. Wiki link