Frank Schaffer is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

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He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...

 in a lifetime best time of 44.87 seconds. He also assisted the East German team of Klaus Thiele

Klaus Thiele

Klaus Thiele was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Andreas Knebel, Frank Schaffer and Volker Beck.-References:...

, Andreas Knebel

Andreas Knebel

Andreas Knebel was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Klaus Thiele, Frank Schaffer and Volker Beck.-References:...

 and Volker Beck

Volker Beck (athlete)

Volker Beck is a former East German athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics....

 in winning the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay

4 x 400 metres relay

The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...

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His personal best time of 44.87 seconds ranks him eighth among German 400 m sprinters, behind Thomas Schönlebe

Thomas Schönlebe

Thomas Schönlebe is a former German 400 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome...

, Erwin Skamrahl

Erwin Skamrahl

Erwin Skamrahl is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.At the 1982 European Championships he finished fourth in the 200 metres, won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay and a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay...

, Ingo Schultz

Ingo Schultz

Ingo Schultz is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Career:Schultz took up athletics in 1997, and ran his first 400 metres race in 1998, clocking in 49.45 seconds. The next season he lowered his time to 45.99 s....

, Karl Honz

Karl Honz

Karl Honz is a former West German track and field athlete and Olympic participant, who ran in the 200 metres, 400 metres and 4x400 metres relay in the early 1970s. He is 1.88 m tall.Karl Honz participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich...

, Hartmut Weber

Hartmut Weber

Hartmut Weber is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1982 European Championships he won the gold medal with a lifetime best of 44.72 seconds. He also helped win the 4 x 400 metres relay with teammates Erwin Skamrahl, Harald Schmid and Thomas Giessing...

, Mathias Schersing and Jens Carlowitz

Jens Carlowitz

Jens Carlowitz is a retired East German sprinter.His personal best time was 44.86 seconds, achieved at the 1989 World Cup in Barcelona...

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Frank Schaffer retired from athletics in 1984.