Olaf Hense is a retired German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 hurdler

400 metres hurdles

The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...

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He competed at the 1991 World Championships

1991 World Championships in Athletics

The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...

 and the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

 without reaching the final. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay

1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 4 x 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the Men's 4x400 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of eighteen participating nations, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 1993-08-22....

 at the 1993 World Championships

1993 World Championships in Athletics

The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....

, with teammates Rico Lieder

Rico Lieder

Rico Lieder is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He competed for the clubs SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, LG Chemnitz and LAC Chemnitz during his active career.-Achievements:-References:...

, Karsten Just

Karsten Just

Karsten Just is a retired East German sprinter. Just represented the sports club Berliner TSC.-Achievements:-References:...

 and 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...

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His personal best time was 48.48 seconds, achieved in June 1993 in Rome

Rome

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. This ranks him second on the German all-time list, only behind Harald Schmid

Harald Schmid

Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century...

. Hense represented the sports club LG Olympia Dortmund.