Eberhard Schenk
Eberhard Schenk (born July 17, 1929 in Schneidemühl ; † July 23, 2010 in Bergen auf Rügen ) was a German athlete from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) who was one of the best hurdlers in the GDR in the 1950s and won two championship titles .
Schenk finished fourth in 1951 and third place in the GDR championships in the 110-meter hurdles in 1952 . Behind Karl Scholz , he was runner-up in the 200 meter hurdles in 1952. In 1953 and 1954 Schenk ran at the GDR championships behind Gerhard Schmolinski in second place over 110 meter hurdles. Schenk won his first championship title in 1954 in the 200-meter hurdles. In 1955 he then also won the 110 meter hurdles.
Schenk first worked for the Rostock unit and later for the SC Empor Rostock . After his career he did his doctorate and then worked as a general practitioner in Bergen on Rügen . His son Christian Schenk , born in 1965, won the Olympic decathlon in Seoul in 1988 .
Top performances
- 100-meter run: 11.0 s
- 200 meter run: 22.8 s
- 400 meter run: 52.8 s
- 110-meter hurdles: 14.8 s
- 200-meter hurdles: 24.7 s
- 400 meter hurdles: 55.8 s
- Long jump: 6.24 m
- Triple jump: 13.95 m
literature
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society
Footnotes
- ↑ In memoriam Mr Dr. med. Eberhard Schenk ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 1.04 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schenk, Eberhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schneidemühl |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 2010 |
| Place of death | Mountains on Rügen |