Peter Scholz (born 31 October 1959) is a retired West German hurdler.
He competed in
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...
at the
1986 European Championships, being disqualified in the semi-final. In the 400 m hurdles, he only won one silver medal at the West German championships, in 1986 behind the long-reigning
Harald Schmid. He did however become West German champion in the
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...
in 1984. He represented the club
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...
.
His personal best times were 13.95 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles, achieved in July 1981 in
Schweinfurt; and 49.41 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles, achieved in June 1987 in
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
.
References
1959 births
Living people
West German male hurdlers
Eintracht Frankfurt athletes
West German Athletics Championships winners
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