Ellen Streidt

Ellen Streidt (née Stropahl later Wendland, born 27 July 1952) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres and 400 metres At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, she finished fourth in the 200 m final, just one one-hundredth of a second behind bronze medallist Irena Szewińska. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, she won the bronze medal in the 400 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres with her teammates Brigitte Rohde, Christina Brehmer and Doris Maletzki.

Throughout their competitive career, they maintained exceptional standards in track and field athletics.

Their dedication to the sport exemplified the highest ideals of athletic competition and personal achievement.