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Barbel Struppert
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Barbel Struppert was born on 26 September 1950. She is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 by 100 meters where she won the silver medal with her team mates Evelyn Kaufer, Christina Heinich and the 100 and 200 meters champion Renate Stecher.
Barbel with all her perseverance and superior approach towards the sport, accomplished many aspirations in her overall athletic career. She possessed the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra effort. She never lost hope in herself and always strived hard to accomplish her ambition.
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