Sebastian Ernst (born 11 October 1984 in

Gelsenkirchen Gelsenkirchen (, , ; wep, Gelsenkiärken) is the 25th most populous city of Germany and the 11th most populous in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with 262,528 (2016) inhabitants. On the Emscher River (a tributary of the Rhine), it lies ...

) is a German sprinter who specializes in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. His personal best time is 20.36 seconds, achieved during the heats at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. This ranks him third among German 200m sprinters, only behind

Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger (born 10 July 1979 ) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in sprints.

and

Frank Emmelmann Frank Emmelmann (born 15 September 1961 in Groß Börnecke, Saxony-Anhalt) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. Biography In 1981 he was 2nd in the European cup final in the 100 metres, to the 1980 Mosc ...

. Ernst has represented the sports team TV Wattenscheid 01 and

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

domestically.

Biography

As a junior, he finished sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. The following year he took the 200 m title at the

2003 European Athletics Junior Championships The 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Tampere, Finland from 23 to 27 July 2003. A total of 44 events were contested; 22 by men and 22 by women. Germany had the biggest medal haul with nine golds and a total of 26, closely fol ...

, as well as winning a silver medal in the relay. He made his senior international debut the following year at the

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, where he narrowly missed a spot in the 200 m finals. An Olympic debut came later that season for the nineteen-year-old and, after running a personal best of 20.36 seconds in the heats, he was eliminated in the semi-finals as the fastest non-qualifier. His 2005 season was highlighted by a 200 m and

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silver medal double at the

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. He also made his first appearance at the

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that year, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals. He began the following year by helping Germany to third in the

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at the 2006 European Athletics Indoor Cup. He claimed his first national title with a win at the

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and represented his country in the event at the

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, reaching the semi-finals. In the relay event, he finished fifth with teammates

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, Marius Broening and

Ronny Ostwald Ronny Ostwald (born 7 April 1974, in Beeskow) is a German sprint athlete. He finished 8th in the 100m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He has had more success as a relay runner for Germany, winning a bronze medal ...

. He was the

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list over 200 m at the

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but was runner-up to Daniel Schnelting at the

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the following month. He came close to a personal best in July, running 20.38 seconds in

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, but faltered at the

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, coming last in his semi-final. He broke the German indoor record for the 200 m with a time of 20.42 seconds, which he achieved at the 2011

German Indoor Athletics Championships The German Indoor Athletics Championships (german: Deutsche Leichtathletik-Hallenmeisterschaften) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the German Athletics Association, which serves as the German national championship for th ...

.2011 European leads for Ernst and Schwanitz in Leipzig

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(2011-02-28). Retrieved on 2011-02-28.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ernst, Sebastian 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Gelsenkirchen German male sprinters German national athletics champions Olympic athletes of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Biography

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