Ralf Lübke (born 17 June 1965 in
Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a retired
West German athlete who specialized in the
200 metres
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.
Biography
At the
1988 Summer Olympics
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held in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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he helped win the
4 × 400 metres relay
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bronze medal with his teammates
Norbert Dobeleit,
Edgar Itt and
Jörg Vaihinger. He had already finished fifth in the
1984 Olympic relay, won a relay silver medal at the
1986 European Championships and a bronze medal in 400 m at the
1988 European Indoor Championships.
His personal best time was 20.38 seconds, achieved in August 1985 in
Stuttgart
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. This ranks him fifth among German 200 m sprinters, behind
Tobias Unger,
Frank Emmelmann,
Sebastian Ernst,
Eugen Ray and
Jürgen Evers
Jürgen Evers (born 29 April 1964 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
He won the silver medal in 200 m at the 1986 European Championships.
In the 4 × 100 metres relay event he ...
.
In addition he ran the
400 metres in 44.98 seconds in July 1986 in
Berlin
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. This ranks him tenth among German 400 m sprinters, behind
Thomas Schönlebe,
Erwin Skamrahl,
Ingo Schultz,
Karl Honz,
Hartmut Weber,
Mathias Schersing,
Jens Carlowitz,
Frank Schaffer and
Harald Schmid.
See also
*
German all-time top lists - 200 metres
References
1965 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Mülheim
Athletes from Düsseldorf (region)
West German male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for West Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
West German Athletics Championships winners
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