Thomas Schönlebe

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Medal record
Thomas Schönlebe
Thomas Schönlebe
Men's Athletics
World Championships
Competitor for Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany
Gold 1987 Rome 400 m
Competitor for Flag of Germany Germany
Bronze 1993 Stuttgart 4x400 m relay

Thomas Schönlebe (born August 6, 1965 in Frauenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony) is a former (East) German 400 metres 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 sec that 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 4x400m relay.

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