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Thomas Schönlebe

Thomas Schönlebe
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Schönlebe in 1986
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing East Germany East Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Rome 400 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Paris 400 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1986 Stuttgart 400 m
Silver medal – second place 1990 Split 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Split 4x400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 400 m
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Stuttgart 4x400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Seville 4x400 m relay

Thomas Schönlebe (born 6 August 1965 in Frauenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony) is a former (East) German 400 metre runner who won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome. In that race, Schönlebe set a new European record of 44.33 seconds which still stands.

A year earlier, Schönlebe had finished second at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart behind Roger Black. One of his last achievements was the third place at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart with the German 4 × 400 m relay.

Note: Schönlebe qualified for the 1988 European Indoor final but withdrew.


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