Leni Junker
![]() Leni Junker (left) with the German 4×100 m team at the 1928 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Helene Junker |
Born | 8 December 1905 Kassel, Germany |
Died | 9 February 1997 (aged 91) Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Club | Kasseler Turngemeinde |
Helene "Leni" Junker (later Thymm; 8 December 1905 – 9 February 1997) was a German sprint runner who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m, but failed to reach the final of the individual 100 m event. Earlier in 1925 she set a world record in the 100-metre at 12.2 seconds.
References[]
- Leni Junker at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1997 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- German female sprinters
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Sportspeople from Kassel
- People from Hesse-Nassau
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic female sprinters
- German athletics Olympic medalist stubs