Sylvia Schenk (born 1 June 1952) is a German

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

for

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

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1952 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics German female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for West Germany Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century German women Competitors at the 1975 Summer Universiade West German female middle-distance runners People from Rotenburg (district) Athletes from Lower Saxony German sportsperson-politicians Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians German sports executives and administrators German judges 20th-century judges Women judges Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub