Christiane Krause (born 14 December 1950) is a

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athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for West Germany in the

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held in

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in the 4 × 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her teammates Ingrid Becker,

Annegret Richter Annegret Richter (born 13 October 1950) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion. Biography Born Annegret Irrgang, she won her first international title at the 1971 European Championships, as a part of ...

and

Heide Rosendahl Heidemarie Ecker-Rosendahl (; ; born 14 February 1947) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and long jump. On 3 September 1970, at the 1970 Summer Universiade in Turin, she set a world record in the long jump at 6.8 ...

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West German female sprinters Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany 1950 births Living people Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub