Gerhard Hennige (born 23 September 1940) is a retired German sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1968 Olympics, setting a European record in the semifinals. He was also part of the 4 × 400 m West German teams that finished third at the 1968 Olympics and 1969 European Championships. In 1967 he won the European Cup in the 400 m hurdles, and in 1968 he was awarded the

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. Hennige was known for wearing very dark sunglasses while competing. In retirement he became a full-time teacher at the

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. In 1997 he was the conditioning coach for

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. His daughter Christine competed nationally as a middle-distance runner.

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German male hurdlers German male sprinters Olympic athletes of West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics 1940 births Living people Sportspeople from Karlsruhe People from the Republic of Baden European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub Technische Universität Darmstadt alumni