Annegret "Anne" Kroniger (born September 24, 1952, in
Bochum,
Nordrhein-Westfalen
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) is a female
German
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athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.
She competed for
West Germany
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at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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in the women's 4 x 100 metres held in
Montreal, Quebec
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,
Canada
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, where she won the silver medal with her teammates
Elvira Possekel,
Inge Helten and Olympic 100 metre champion
Annegret Richter.
References
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Living people
1952 births
West German female sprinters
Olympic silver medalists for West Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for West Germany
Sportspeople from Bochum
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic female sprinters
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