Friedrich Hendrix
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Friedrich Hendrix (born January 6, 1911 in Aachen
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...

 - KIA
Killed in action
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 August 30, 1941 in Proletarskaja near Leningrad
Saint Petersburg
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) was a German
Germany
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 athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

 held in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, United States
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 in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Helmut Körnig
Helmut Körnig
Helmut Körnig was a German athlete. He was born in Glogau and died in Dortmund.Körnig won the bronze medal in the 200 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and the silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay Helmut Körnig (12 September 1905...

, Erich Borchmeyer
Erich Borchmeyer
Erich Borchmeyer was a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Borchmeyer was born in Münster. He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Helmut Körnig,...

 and Arthur Jonath
Arthur Jonath
Arthur Jonath was a German athlete. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He set a European Record in the 100 metres...

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He was married to Marie Dollinger who competed in three Olympic Games. Their daughter Brunhilde Hendrix
Brunhilde Hendrix
Brunhilde Hendrix is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres....

 won also a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

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