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Petra Mansell è nata il 23 marzo del 1921 ad Amburgo ed ha imparato a giocare a bridge dai genitori quando aveva solo 8 anni.
Nel 1936 la famiglia si è trasferita a Durban in Sud Africa.
Vincitrice di diversi titoli Regionali e Nazionali, ha rappresentato la nazionale sud africana più volte vincendo la medaglia d'argento alle Olimpiadi del 1968 e del 1972.
Nel 2004 vinse il World Bridge Federation’s Worldwide Pairs con la straordinaria media del 76,18%.
Scomparve a Durban il 22 agosto del 2012.
Petra was born 23
march 1921 in
Hamburg, Germany and at the age of eight, she was introduced to bridge as her
parents’ ‘fill-in fourth’. They were competitive and by all accounts she could
hold her own, even at that tender age.
In 1936, the Bachman family immigrated to Durban. In spite of the fact that she could not speak English, she matriculated a year later with six distinctions.
Petra’s bridge accomplishments were many. Winner of Club, Provincial and National Championships, she reached the highest level with partner Alma Schneider, representing her country in the 1960’s and 1970’s at three World Olympiads, South Africa winning silver medals on two occasions.
After isolation was over in 1994, she played international bridge with partner Merle Modlin, participating in the Venice Cup and the Olympiads, retiring from representative bridge in 2008.
One of Petra’s last triumphs was winning the 2004 , comprising 6075 pairs from 41 countries.
She disappeared the 22 august 2012.
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