Thomas Schröder

Thomas Schröder ( born August 23, 1962 in Waren (Müritz) ) is a former German athlete who competed for East Germany.

Thomas Schroeder in 1979 was European Junior Champion in the 100 - meter race in 10.41 s In 1981, he won three European Junior Champion title, the 100 meters in wind -aided 10.14 s, the 200 - meter dash in 20.69 seconds and the 4 times -100 - meter relay team, he won in 39.88 s

At the European Championships in 1982, he retired in the intermediate run of about 100 meters. At the World Championships in 1983, he reached the semifinals in the 100 meters. With the season he finished second in 38.51 s in the final in fourth place.

At the European Championships in 1986 he won the 100 meters in 10.24 seconds and the 200m in 20.89 s respectively in fourth place. The season of the GDR was in the occupation of Thomas Schröder, Steffen Bringmann, Olaf Prenzler and Frank Emmelmann in 38.64 s second behind the relay from the Soviet Union.

Thomas Schröder was in 1983, 1984 and 1986 DDR champion in the 100 -meter run and 1986 in the 200 -meter run. His personal best of 10.10 s ( Jena, June 27, 1986) is the third fastest time of a German sprinter in the 100 meters ( German record: 10.06 s, Frank Emmelmann, Berlin, September 22, 1985).

He started for the SC Neubrandenburg. In its competition time, he was 1.83 m tall and 84 kg. In the becoming public knowledge after the fall of documents to the state doping in the GDR was found in the doped athletes also the name of Schroeder. He belongs to the young victims of the doping system of the GDR.