Emmy Albus

Emmy Albus Liersch was a German sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1938 European Championships, the same year she set a world record in the 4 × 200 m relay.
At the 1936 Berlin Olympics her 4 × 100 m team set a 4 × 100 metres relay world record progression|world record] in the semifinals and led the final until a missed exchange in the final leg led to the German relay team being eliminated. Individually, Albus finished sixth in the 100 m event.
At the 1938 [European Athletics Championships], Albus finished sixth in the 1938 [European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 metres] in addition to the gold medal in the 1938 European Athletics [Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 metres relay].
In 1958 Albus married Walter Liersch, a fellow German sprinter.