Ingo Schultz

Ingo Schultz
Personal information
Born (1975-07-26) 26 July 1975
Lingen, West Germany
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 400 metres: 44.66 (Edmonton; 5 August 2001)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
2001 Edmonton 400 m

Ingo Schultz (born 26 July 1975) is a former German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.

Career

Schultz was born in Lingen. He took up athletics in 1997, and ran his first 400 metres race in 1998, clocking in 49.45 seconds. The next season he lowered his time to 45.99 s.

His personal best time was 44.66 seconds, achieved in the heats at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. This places him third on the German all-time list, only behind Thomas Schönlebe and Erwin Skamrahl.[1] His personal best 200 metres time is 20.65 seconds, achieved in August 2002 in Brussels.

Schultz represented the sports clubs LG Olympia Dortmund and TSG Bergedorf. He was the German Athletics Champion for three years in a row, from 2002 until 2004.[2]

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 2nd 4 × 400 m relay
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 400 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 400 m
7th 4 × 400 m relay
World Cup Madrid, Spain 2nd 400 m
7th 4 × 400 m relay
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 7th 4 × 400 m relay

References

  1. ↑ Top 10 lists in German athletics – Deutschen Leichtathletik-Verband
  2. ↑ German championships, men's 400 metres
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