Schönlebe in 1986 |
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Medal record | ||
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Men's Athletics | ||
Representing East Germany | ||
World Championships | ||
1987 Rome | 400 m | |
World Indoor Championships | ||
1985 Paris | 400 m | |
European Championships | ||
1986 Stuttgart | 400 m | |
1990 Split | 400 m | |
1990 Split | 4x400 m relay | |
European Indoor Championships | ||
1986 Madrid | 400 m | |
Representing Germany | ||
World Championships | ||
1993 Stuttgart | 4x400 m relay | |
World Indoor Championships | ||
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.