Judith Heine (born September 16, 1940 in Stadthagen

Stadthagen

Stadthagen is the capital of the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km east of Minden and 40 km west of Hanover. The city consists of the districts Brandenburg, Enzen-Hobbensen, Hörkamp-Langenbruch, Krebshagen, Obernwöhren, Probsthagen, Reinsen...

) is a West German

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 athlete who mainly competed in the sprint events.

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...

 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...

 held in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 where she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

. She also ran in the 4 x 100 metres relay team, with whom she won a second silver medal alongside Martha Langbein

Martha Langbein

Martha Langbein is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Anni Biechl, Brunhilde Hendrix and Jutta...

, Anni Biechl and Brunhilde Hendrix

Brunhilde Hendrix

Brunhilde Hendrix is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres....

. She followed this up with a 200 metres victory at the 1962 European Championships

1962 European Championships in Athletics

The 7th European Athletics Championships were held from 12 September to 16 September 1962 in the Partizan Stadium in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.-Men's results:-Women's results:-Medal table:-References:* *...

.