Hildrun Claus
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Hildrun Claus is a former East German athlete, who competed mainly in the long jump
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She competed for the United Team of Germany
in the 1960 Summer Olympics
held in Rome
, Italy
where she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump event.
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
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She competed for the United Team of Germany
United Team of Germany
The Unified Team of Germany , competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games as a united team of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic...
in 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...
held in Rome
Rome
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, Italy
Italy
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where she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump event.