Ingo Schultz (born 26 July 1975) is a retired German

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athlete who competed in the 400 metres.

Career

Schultz was born in

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. 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

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. This places him third on the German all-time list, only behind Thomas Schönlebe and Erwin Skamrahl.Top 10 lists in German athletics
– Deutschen Leichtathletik-Verband His personal best

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time is 20.65 seconds, achieved in August 2002 in

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. Schultz represented the sports clubs

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and TSG Bergedorf. He was the German Athletics Champion for three years in a row, from 2002 until 2004.German championships, men's 400 metres
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* 1975 births Living people People from Lingen Sportspeople from Lower Saxony German male sprinters German national athletics champions Olympic athletes of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub