Thomas Schröder
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Thomas Schröder is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100
and 200 metres
.
He won the 100 m at the 1979 European Junior Championships, and at the following European Junior Championships in 1981 he won gold medals in both 100 m, 200 m and 4 x 100 metres relay
.
He competed at the 1982 European Championships
and the 1983 World Championships
, without reaching the finals, although the 1983 World Championships relay team (Andreas Knebel
, Thomas Schröder, Jens Hubler
, Frank Emmelmann
) finished fourth in the final. At the 1986 European Championships
he finished fourth in both the 100 metres and the 200 metres, while in the 4 x 100 metres relay
he won a silver medal with teammates Steffen Bringmann
, Olaf Prenzler
and Frank Emmelmann.
Schröder represented the sports team SC Neubrandenburg and became East German 100 m champion in 1983, 1984 and 1986 and 200 m champion in 1986.
His personal best time over 100 m was 10.10 seconds, achieved in June 1986 in Jena
. This ranks him second among German 100 m sprinters, only behind Frank Emmelmann who ran in 10.06 seconds.
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
and 200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
.
He won the 100 m at the 1979 European Junior Championships, and at the following European Junior Championships in 1981 he won gold medals in both 100 m, 200 m and 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
.
He competed at the 1982 European Championships
1982 European Championships in Athletics
The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Field:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...
and the 1983 World Championships
1983 World Championships in Athletics
The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....
, without reaching the finals, although the 1983 World Championships relay team (Andreas Knebel
Andreas Knebel
Andreas Knebel was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Klaus Thiele, Frank Schaffer and Volker Beck.-References:...
, Thomas Schröder, Jens Hubler
Jens Hübler
Jens Hübler is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He finished fourth in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships, along with teammates Andreas Knebel, Thomas Schröder and Frank Emmelmann...
, Frank Emmelmann
Frank Emmelmann
Frank Emmelmann is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres....
) finished fourth in the final. At the 1986 European Championships
1986 European Championships in Athletics
The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.-Track:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Field:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Track:...
he finished fourth in both the 100 metres and the 200 metres, while in the 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
he won a silver medal with teammates Steffen Bringmann
Steffen Bringmann
Steffen Bringmann is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 1986 European Championships he won silver medals in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metres relay, the latter with teammates Thomas Schröder, Olaf Prenzler and Frank Emmelmann...
, Olaf Prenzler
Olaf Prenzler
Olaf Prenzler is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Career:He was a European Junior silver medalist in the 100 metres in 1977...
and Frank Emmelmann.
Schröder represented the sports team SC Neubrandenburg and became East German 100 m champion in 1983, 1984 and 1986 and 200 m champion in 1986.
His personal best time over 100 m was 10.10 seconds, achieved in June 1986 in Jena
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
. This ranks him second among German 100 m sprinters, only behind Frank Emmelmann who ran in 10.06 seconds.