Elvira Possekel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Elvira Possekel

German sprinter

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1953

Place of Birth: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Elvira Possekel (born April 11, 1953) is a West German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Possekel competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 4 × 100 m relay, where she won the silver medal with her teammates: 100 m bronze medalist Inge Helten, Olympic 100 m champion Annegret Richter and Annegret Kroniger. In 1977, Possekel was part of the European Select 4 × 100 m relay team, who ran 42.51 secs (1 hundredth outside the WR) to win at the first World Cup.