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Not to be confused with Ingeborg Pfüller.

Ingeborg Mello de Preiss

Mello in El Gráfico, 1947
Personal information
Born	(1919-01-04)4 January 1919 Berlin, Germany
Died	25 October 2009(2009-10-25) (aged 90)
Sport
Country	Argentina
Sport	Athletics
Events	Discus throw, Shot put
Club	San Lorenzo de Almagro
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics

Ingeborg Mello

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Argentina
Pan American Games
	1951 Buenos Aires	Discus throw
	1951 Buenos Aires	Shot put

Ingeborg Mello de Preiss (January 4, 1919 – October 25, 2009) was an Argentine track and field athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw and the shot put. She represented Argentina at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympic Games. She won the gold medal in the women's discus throw and the shot put event at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Born in Berlin, Germany, she was Jewish. She trained in San Lorenzo de Almagro Club in Buenos Aires.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Argentina
1941	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Shot put	11.81 m
			3rd	Discus throw	33.80 m
1943	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	Shot put	10.98 m
			2nd	Discus throw	34.60 m
1947	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Shot put	11.58 m
			1st	Discus throw	38.40 m
			2nd	Javelin throw	36.08 m
1948	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	9th	Shot put	12.085 m
			8th	Discus throw	38.44 m
1949	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Shot put	11.58 m
			1st	Discus throw	37.36 m
			3rd	Javelin throw	36.50 m
1951	Pan American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Shot put	12.45 m
			1st	Discus throw	38.55 m
1952	Olympic Games	Helsinki, Finland	19th (q)	Shot put	10.82 m
			12th	Discus throw	39.04 m
	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Shot put	11.48 m
			1st	Discus throw	40.14 m
1956	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	7th	Shot put	10.45 m
			3rd	Discus throw	38.08 m
1958	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	3rd	Discus throw	39.05 m
1960	Ibero-American Games	Santiago, Chile	5th	Shot put	10.91 m
			1st	Discus throw	39.34 m
1961	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	5th	Discus throw	37.22 m
1962	Ibero-American Games	Madrid, Spain	6th	Shot put	11.27 m
			6th	Discus throw	38.97 m
1963	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	6th	Shot put	11.36 m
			3rd	Discus throw	39.05 m
1965	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	Shot put	11.46 m
			4th	Discus throw	39.25 m
1967	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	5th	Discus throw	35.38 m

Personal bests

• Shot put – 12.45 (Buenos Aires 1951) former NR
• Discus throw – 42.10 (Buenos Aires 1949) former NR