Peter Scholz (born 31 October 1959) is a retired West German hurdler. He competed in

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at the 1986 European Championships, being disqualified in the semi-final. In the 400 m hurdles, he only won one silver medal at the West German championships, in 1986 behind the long-reigning

Harald Schmid Harald Schmid (; born 29 September 1957) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the sprints and hurdles. He was one of the best 400 metres hurdles runners in the world during his career. Career Schmid won bronze with the Wes ...

. He did however become West German champion in the

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in 1984. He represented the club

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. His personal best times were 13.95 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles, achieved in July 1981 in

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; and 49.41 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles, achieved in June 1987 in

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1959 births Living people West German male hurdlers Eintracht Frankfurt athletes West German Athletics Championships winners {{West Germany-athletics-bio-stub