Herbert Otto Emanuel Schade (26 May 1922 – 1 March 1994) was a

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long-distance runner who competed for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics and for the

United Team of Germany The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...

at the 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he won a bronze medal in the 5000 m event, behind Alain Mimoun and

Emil Zátopek Emil Zátopek (; 19 September 1922 – 21 November 2000) was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final me ...

. Four years later he placed 12th over 5000 m and 9th over 10,000 m. Schade won eight West German titles in these two events and finished fourth in the 10,000 m at the 1954 European Championships. Schade was a baker by profession. In 1958 he retired from competitions and published an autobiography ''Als Leichtathlet in 5 Erdteilen'' (''As a Track and Field Athlete in Five Continents''). He then coached long-distance runners at the national level and took various administrative position in German regional athletics associations. He was a member of the jury for athletics events at the 1972 Munich Olympics. In 1978–90 together with his wife he headed the Association of Former Athletes.

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1922 births 1994 deaths People from Solingen Sportspeople from Düsseldorf (region) Sportspeople from the Rhine Province German male long-distance runners West German male long-distance runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Germany Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Japan Championships in Athletics winners {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub