Helene "Leni" Junker (later Thymm; 8 December 1905 – 9 February 1997) was a German sprint runner who competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m, but failed to reach the final of the individual 100 m event. Earlier in 1925 she set a

world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ...

in the 100-metre at 12.2 seconds.

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* 1905 births 1997 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics German female sprinters Olympic athletes for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Sportspeople from Kassel Athletes from Hesse People from Hesse-Nassau Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub