Leni Junker

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German women's 4 x 100 meter relay at the 1928 Olympic Games (bronze medal)

Leni Junker (actually Helene Junker, married Thymm ; * December 8, 1905 in Kassel , † February 9, 1997 in Wilhelmshaven ) was a German athlete .

On September 13, 1925, she achieved her first world and European record in the 100-meter run in Wiesbaden . She ran the Olympic record in 1928 at the Olympic Games, together with Leni Schmidt. At the German Athletics Championships she won the bronze medal in 1928 and the gold medal in 1931 over 100 meters. At the German Championships in 1923, she won the silver medal in the high jump .

At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 , she won the team bronze medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay together with her teammates Rosa Kellner , Leni Schmidt and Anni Holdmann , behind the team from Canada (gold) and the team from the United States (silver).

Leni Junker was 1.68 m tall and weighed 68 kg.

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SURNAME Junker, Leni
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Junker, Helene (real name); Thymm, Leni (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH kassel
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 1997
Place of death Wilhelmshaven