Elvira Possekel
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Elvira Possekel (born 11 April 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.
