Inge Bödding, née Eckhoff (born 29 March 1947) is a retired

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athlete who competed mainly in the

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and competed at the

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Biography

Eckhoff finished third behind Marilyn Neufville in the 400 metres event at the British 1970 WAAA Championships. She competed for West Germany at the

held in

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where she won the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres with her teammates Anette Rückes,

Hildegard Falck Hildegard Falck (née ''Janze'' on 8 June 1949) is a retired West German runner. At the 1972 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 800 m and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay with West German team. In the 800 m final she finished 0.1 seconds ...

and Rita Wilden.

References

1947 births Living people West German female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Athletes from Hamburg European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub