Elvira Possekel (born April 11, 1953) is a

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, who competed mainly in the

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. Possekel competed for West Germany in the

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held in

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in the

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, where she won the

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with her teammates: 100 m

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ist Inge Helten, Olympic 100 m champion

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

Annegret Kroniger Annegret "Anne" Kroniger (born September 24, 1952, in Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a female German athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. She competed for West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 × 100 metres hel ...

. In 1977, Possekel was part of the European Select 4 × 100 m relay team, who ran 42.51 secs (1 hundredth outside the WR) to win at the first World Cup.

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1953 births Living people West German female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Athletes from Cologne Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub