Brunhilde Hendrix (2 August 1938 in

Langenzenn Langenzenn is a town in the district of Fürth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 15 km west of Fürth. The town lies on the river Zenn and has a population of 10.339 people (31. December 2012). Geography It belongs to the district of ...

– 28 November 1995 in

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) was a

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athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Brunhilde Hendrix
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-02. Hendrix competed for the

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in the

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held in

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in the 4×100 metres where she won the silver medal with her teammates Martha Langbein, Anni Biechl and

Jutta Heine Judith "Jutta" Heine (; born 16 September 1940) is a retired West German sprinter. She competed in the 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won two silver medals in 1960. In 1964 she finished fifth in th ...

. Both her parents (mother

Marie Dollinger Maria "Marie" Dollinger-Hendrix (28 October 1910 – 10 August 1994) was a German track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events and the 800 metres. She represented Germany at three consecutive Olympic Games: 1928, 1932 and 1936. She ...

and father

Friedrich Hendrix Friedrich ("Fritz") Hendrix (6 January 1911 in Aachen – KIA 30 August 1941 in Proletarskaja near Leningrad) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los An ...

) were successful athletes who competed in Olympic Games, too.

References

1938 births 1995 deaths German female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany People from Langenzenn Sportspeople from Middle Franconia Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub