Siegfried Schenke (born 6 May 1943, in

Sitzendorf Sitzendorf is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after R ...

) is a former sprinter who specialized 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 ...

event. He represented

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and competed for the club

SC Motor Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Obe ...

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1943 births Living people East German male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for East Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for East Germany FISU World University Games silver medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade East German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub