Anette Rückes (born 19 December 1951 in

Bad Marienberg Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and also the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between ...

, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a

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athlete who competed mainly in the

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. She competed for West Germany in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

held in Munich in the

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where she won the bronze medal with her teammates

Inge Bödding Inge Bödding, née Eckhoff (born 29 March 1947 in Hamburg) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich where she won the bronze medal in the women's ...

Hildegard Falck Hildegard Falck (née ''Janze'' on 8 June 1949) is a retired West German runner. At the 1972 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 800 m and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay with West German team. In the 800 m final she finished 0.1 seconds ...

and

Rita Wilden Rita Wilden, née Jahn (born 9 October 1947 in Leipzig) is a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich in the 400 metres where she won the silver medal. Late ...

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* 1951 births Living people People from Westerwaldkreis West German female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters Athletes from Rhineland-Palatinate {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub