Steffen Bringmann (born 11 March 1964 in

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) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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Biography

At the 1986 European Championships he won silver medals in the 100 metres and in the

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, the latter with teammates Thomas Schröder,

Olaf Prenzler Olaf Prenzler (born 2 April 1958) is an East German former sprinter who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. Career Prenzler was born in 1958 in Kästorf near Gifhorn in Lower Saxony, Germany. He was a European Junior silver medallist in the ...

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 Mos ...

. He had already won the silver medal in the

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at the

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the same year. He became East German champion in 1987 and 1989 and German champion in 1991 and 1992. His personal best time was 10.13 seconds, achieved in June 1986 in

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. This ranks him sixth among German 100 m sprinters, behind

Julian Reus Julian Reus (born 29 April 1988) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the 100 and 200 meters dash. His 100 m personal best of 10.01 seconds is the German record. Though unofficial according to IAAF regulations of a maximum +2.0& ...

, Thomas Schröder,

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and

Eugen Ray Eugen Ray (26 July 1957, in Gerbstedt, Bezirk Halle, East Germany – 18 January 1986, in Leipzig, East Germany) was an East German sprinter who ran in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Biography Ray established himself in the elite of world spri ...

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References

1964 births Living people Athletes from Leipzig People from Bezirk Leipzig East German male sprinters Olympic athletes for East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists German national athletics champions Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games {{East Germany-athletics-bio-stub