Ellen Streidt ( Stropahl later Wendland, born 27 July 1952 in

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, Bezirk Potsdam) is a retired

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sprinter who specialised in the

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and

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. At the

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, she finished fourth in the 200m final, just one one-hundredth of a second behind bronze medallist Irena Szwesinska. At the

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, she won the bronze medal in the 400 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres with her teammates

Brigitte Rohde Brigitte Köhn ( Rohde; born 8 October 1954 in Prenzlau, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres and later 400 metres hurdles. She won a gold medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1974 E ...

, Christina Brehmer and

Doris Maletzki Doris Maletzki (for some time Brachmann, born 11 June 1952 in Salzwedel) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. She won a gold medal in 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1974 European Championships, together with team ...

.Olympic results

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1952 births Living people People from Ostprignitz-Ruppin People from Bezirk Potsdam East German female sprinters Sportspeople from Brandenburg Olympic athletes for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver Universiade bronze medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade Olympic female sprinters {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub