Brunhilde Hendrix (2 August 1938 in

Langenzenn Langenzenn is a town in the Fürth (district), district of Fürth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 15 km west of Fürth. The town lies on the river Zenn (river), Zenn and has a population of 10,339 (31 December 2012). Geography It bel ...

– 28 November 1995 in Sachsen bei Ansbach) was a

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athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Brunhilde Hendrix
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-02. Hendrix competed for the

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in the

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held in

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in the 4 × 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her teammates Martha Langbein, Anni Biechl and

Jutta Heine Judith Heine (; born 16 September 1940) is a retired West German sprinter who competed at two Olympic Games.. Biography Heine competed in the 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won two silver medals ...

. Both her parents (mother Marie Dollinger and father Friedrich Hendrix) were successful athletes who competed in Olympic Games, too.

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1938 births 1995 deaths German female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany People from Langenzenn Athletes from Middle Franconia Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters West German Athletics Championships winners 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub