Thomas Schönlebe

Thomas Schönlebe
Medal record
Schönlebe in 1986
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.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing East Germany
1983	European Junior Championships	Schwechat, Austria	1st	400 m	45.64
1983	European Junior Championships	Schwechat, Austria	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
	World Cup	Canberra, Australia	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
	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	4x400 m	3:04.87
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	400 m	44.33
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	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
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	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
1990	European Championships	Solit, Yugoslavia	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
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	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.

Records
Preceded by Erwin Skamrahl	European Record Holder Men's 400 m 21 August 1987 - present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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