Herbert Schade

Herbert Schade ( born May 26, 1922 in Solingen, † March 1, 1994 ) was a German track and field athlete and Olympic medalist, who belonged in the 1950s, a world leader in long-distance running.

Herbert Schade was as a teenager an avid runner, favored by his habit to discharge continuously as the baker rolls. The war interrupted his athletic development, in 1947 he resumed training. In 1948, he was the first time German champion - min in the 5000 -meter run in 15:10,48. On August 10, 1951, he was in Stockholm the first German to 10,000 meters under half an hour ( 29:55,4 min).

Herbert Schade's biggest success was winning the bronze medal in the 5000 -meter run at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. The winner of this race, Emil Zatopek, later he formed a lifelong friendship. In 1956 he started in the joint German team for the Federal Republic at the Olympic Games in Melbourne and was twelfth in the 5000 -meter run and finished ninth in the 10,000 -meter run.

In 1955 Too bad the assigned Rudolf Harbig Memorial Prize by the German Athletics Federation ( DLV). In 1958 he ended his active career and was thereafter sports speaker at the Solingen administration. Pity launched for the Solingen LC. According to him, the sports resort in the Schaberger street was named ( Herbert Schade sports facility ). In its competition time he weighed in at 1.79 m Height 65 kg.