Margret Stender

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMargarethe "Margret“•Stender (-Herzog)
Used nameMargret•Stender
Born18 February 1947 in Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements177 cm / 66 kg
AffiliationsUSC Münster, Münster (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Volleyball player Margret Stender finished eighth with her team at the 1972 München Olympics. She played all her active career for USC Münster. With that team she won the West German Cups in 1973-76 and the West German Championships in 1974 and 1977. She was later chief coach at the club and led the team to the West German Championships in 1980 and 1981.

In her youth Stender was a versatile track and field athlete, competing as a sprinter, high jumper, long jumper, shot putter and discus thrower. In 1963 she was Westphalia Champion in pentathlon. By profession Stender became a school teacher. She married volleyball coach Karl Herzog, who was one of the co-founders of USC Münster and who himself had earned 108 international caps. In 1972 Herzog was an assistant coach of the West German women`s national team at the München Olympics.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) FRG Margret Stender
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) West Germany 8