Martha PENSBERGER-LANGBEIN

Sprinter Martha Langbein won a silver medal with the sprint relay at the 1960 Roma Games alongside Anni BIechl, Brunhilde Hendrix and Jutta Heine. She also placed fifth with the relay four years later in Tokyo under her married name Pensberger. Her husband, Walter, was a 100 hurdler and bobsleigh athlete. She earned another silver medal with the relay at the 1962 European Championships, but was eliminated in the second round of the 100 metres there. In 1960 Langbein-Pensberger claimed her only domestic West German title with the USC Heidelberg relay team, and in 1964 she was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf. Langbein-Pensberger was educated as a bank clerk.

Personal Best: 100 – 11.5 (1964).