Mathias Schersing (born 7 October 1964 in

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) is a retired

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

sprinter who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

. At the 1986 European Championships he won the bronze medal in the 400 metres in a lifetime best of 44.85 seconds and finished sixth in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

. He had already won the bronze medal at the

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the same year. At the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

he finished fourth in the relay. In addition he competed in both events at the 1987 World Championships, without reaching the finals. His personal best time of 44.85 seconds ranks him sixth among German 400 m sprinters, behind

Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe (born 6 August 1965) is a retired East German track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres. He won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships. In that race, he set a European record of 44.33 seconds which still ...

Erwin Skamrahl Erwin Richard Skamrahl (born 8 March 1958) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the 200 metres, 200 and 400 metres. Biography At the 1982 European Championships in Athletics, 1982 European Championships he finished fourt ...

Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz (born 26 July 1975) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres. Career Schultz was born in Lingen. He took up athletics in 1997, and ran his first 400 metres race in 1998, clocking in 49.45 secon ...

Karl Honz Karl Honz (born 28 January 1951) is a retired German sprinter. He held the European record in the 400 metres from 1972 until 1980 with a time of 44.70 s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics he placed seventh in the 400 m and fourth in the 4 × 400 m ...

and

Hartmut Weber Hartmut Weber (born 17 October 1960 in Kamen) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed 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 ...

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Mathias Schersing represented the sports team SC Chemie Halle. He married fellow 400 m sprinter

Petra Schersing Petra Schersing (née Müller, born 18 October 1965 in Quedlinburg) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. She represented sports club SC Chemie Halle and was coached by Harold Werner. At the 1988 Olympic Games in ...

, née Müller.

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1964 births Living people East German male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for East Germany Sportspeople from Halle (Saale) SC Chemie Halle athletes European Athletics Championships medalists Friendship Games medalists in athletics People from Bezirk Halle {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub