Helga Klein (

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, 15 August 1931 – Germany, 27 January 2021) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for

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in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

held in

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in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal with her teammates

Ursula Knab Ursula "Ulla" Knab (22 November 1929 in Heidelberg – 23 May 1989 in Karlsruhe) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 met ...

Maria Sander Maria Sander (30 October 1924 in Dinslaken – 12 January 1999 in Much) was a German athlete who was born as Maria Domagala. She mainly competed in the 100 metres. She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, ...

and

Marga Petersen Marga Petersen (; 18 September 1919 in Bremen – 22 September 2002 in Ottersberg) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 × 100 ...

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1931 births 2021 deaths West German female sprinters Olympic athletes for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub