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Anette Rückes (born 19 December 1951 in
Bad Marienberg Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and also the seat of the like-named Bad Marienberg (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality. Geography The communi ...
,
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...
) is a
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athlete who competed mainly in the
400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...
. She competed for West Germany in the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
held in
Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
in the 4 × 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her teammates
Inge Bödding Inge Bödding, née Eckhoff (born 29 March 1947) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography Eckhoff finished third behind Marilyn Neufville in the 400 metres event a ...
,
Hildegard Falck Hildegard Falck (née ''Janze'' on 8 June 1949) is a retired West German runner. At the 1972 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 800 m and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay with West German team. In the 800 m final she finished 0.1 seconds ...
and
Rita Wilden Rita Wilden, née Jahn (born 9 October 1947 in Leipzig) is a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich in the 400 metres where she won the silver medal. Later ...
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* 1951 births Living people People from Westerwaldkreis West German female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters Athletes from Rhineland-Palatinate {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub