Marga Petersen (; 18 September 1919 in

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– 22 September 2002 in

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) was a

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athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. She competed for West Germany 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

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, 80 metre hurdles bronze medalist

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and

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* ''Petersen, Margarete, geb. Kalensee''. ''Petersen, Margarete, geb. Kalensee''. In: ''Frauen Geschichte(n)'', Bremer Frauenmuseum (Hg.). Edition Falkenberg, Bremen 2016.

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