Leni Schmidt (''Helene Hermine Schmidt;'' 28 December 1906 – 11 November 1985) was a German

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born and died in

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...

. She competed for Germany in 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 ...

held in

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in the 4 × 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates

Rosa Kellner Rosa Kellner (21 January 1910 – 13 December 1984) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born in Munich. She competed for Germany in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4 × 100 metre ...

, Anni Holdmann and

Leni Junker Helene "Leni" Junker (later Thymm; 8 December 1905 – 9 February 1997) was a German sprint runner who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m, but failed to reach the final of the individual 100 m event. E ...

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1906 births 1985 deaths German female sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Germany Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bremen (city) Athletes from Bremen (state) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub