Ursula Knab
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Ursula "Ulla" Knab is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

 held in Helsinki
Helsinki
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, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates Helga Klein
Helga Klein
Helga Klein is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Ursula Knab, Maria Sander and Marga Petersen.-References:...

, 80 metre hurdles bronze medalist Maria Sander
Maria Sander
Maria Sander was a German athlete who was born as Maria Domagala. She mainly competed in the 100 metres....

 and Marga Petersen
Marga Petersen
Marga Petersen was a German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints.She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates Ursula Knab, 80 metre hurdles bronze medalist Maria Sander and Helga...

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