Christian Schacht
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Christian Schacht is a retired German
sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres
.
Schacht won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay
at the 2002 European Championships
, with teammates Ronny Ostwald
, Marc Blume
and Alexander Kosenkow
. The team originally finished fourth, but was promoted to third place after performances by Dwain Chambers
were disqualified by the IAAF since Chambers admitted the use of performance enhancing drugs. For the 2002 IAAF World Cup
Germany fielded the same team except that Schacht was replaced with Marc Kochan.
His personal best time was 10.38 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Braunschweig
.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
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Schacht won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
at the 2002 European Championships
2002 European Championships in Athletics
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...
, with teammates Ronny Ostwald
Ronny Ostwald
Ronny Ostwald is a German sprint athlete.He finished 8th in the 100m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg....
, Marc Blume
Marc Blume
Marc Blume is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He is the twin brother of Holger Blume...
and Alexander Kosenkow
Alexander Kosenkow
Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid....
. The team originally finished fourth, but was promoted to third place after performances by Dwain Chambers
Dwain Chambers
Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...
were disqualified by the IAAF since Chambers admitted the use of performance enhancing drugs. For the 2002 IAAF World Cup
2002 IAAF World Cup
The 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was hosted by Madrid, September 21–22, 2002, in the Estadio La Peineta...
Germany fielded the same team except that Schacht was replaced with Marc Kochan.
His personal best time was 10.38 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
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