Gerhard Hennige

{{short description|German sprinter and hurdler (born 1940)}}

{{expand German|topic=bio|date=September 2022|Gerhard Hennige}}

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|image=Gerhard Hennige 1968.jpg

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|caption=Gerhard Hennige at the 1968 Olympics

|birth_date= {{birth-date and age|23 September 1940}}

|birth_place=Karlsruhe, Germany

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| height = {{convert|1.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|81|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport=Athletics

|event=400 m, 400 m hurdles

|club= Bayer Leverkusen

|pb=400 m – 46.5 (1968)
400 mH – 49.02 (1968)

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1968 Mexico City | 400 m hurdles}}

{{MedalBronze| 1968 Mexico City | 4 × 400 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze| 1969 Athens|4 × 400 m relay}}

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Gerhard Hennige (born 23 September 1940) is a retired German sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1968 Olympics, setting a European record in the semifinals. He was also part of the 4 × 400 m West German teams that finished third at the 1968 Olympics and 1969 European Championships. In 1967 he won the European Cup in the 400 m hurdles, and in 1968 he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.

Hennige was known for wearing very dark sunglasses while competing. In retirement he became a full-time teacher at the Technical University of Darmstadt. In 1997 he was the conditioning coach for Formula One racer Michael Schumacher. His daughter Christine competed nationally as a middle-distance runner.