Thomas Schönlebe

Thomas Schönlebe

Schönlebe in 1986
Personal information
Born	6 August 1965 (1965-08-06) (age 53) Frauenstein, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing East Germany World Championships 1987 Rome 400 m World Indoor Games 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) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres. He won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships. In that race, he set a European record of 44.33 seconds which still stands as of 2018.

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

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  East Germany
1983	European Junior Championships	Schwechat, Austria	1st	400 m	45.64
			1st	4x400 m	3:04.95
1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France	1st	400 m	45.60
	World Cup	Canberra, Australia	2nd	400 m	44.72
			2nd	4x400 m	3:00.82
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	400 m	46.98
	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	400 m	44.63
			6th	4x400 m	3:04.87
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	400 m	44.33
			heats	4x400 m	DNF
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th (sf)	400 m	46.86
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	9th (sf)	400 m	44.90
			4th	4x400 m	3:01.13
1989	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	5th	4x400 m	3:02.73
1990	European Championships	Solit, Yugoslavia	2nd	400 m	45.13
			3rd	4x400 m	3:01.51
Representing  Germany
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	4x400 m	3:03.05
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	15th (qf)	400 m	45.46
			heats	4x400 m	DNF
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	4x400 m	2:59.99
(#) Indicates overall position in quartefinal (qf) or semifinal (sf) round

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

See also

• List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men)

References

• Thomas Schönlebe at IAAF