Erwin Skamrahl

Personal information
Full name	Erwin Richard Skamrahl
Born	8 March 1958 (1958-03-08) (age 65) Oberg, Lahstedt, West Germany
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  West Germany World Championships 1983 Helsinki 4x400 m relay

Erwin Richard Skamrahl (born 8 March 1958) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the 200 and 400 metres.

Biography

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. Earlier that year he had won the 200 m at the 1982 European Indoor Championships in a new championship record of 21.20 seconds.

At the 1983 World Championships he finished fourth in the 400 metres and won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay. He then competed in the 1984 Olympic relay, finished eighth in 400 m at the 1986 European Championships and fifth in 200 m at the 1987 European Indoor Championships.^[1]

His personal best time in 400 m was 44.50 seconds, achieved in July 1983 in Munich. This ranks him second among German 400 m sprinters, only behind Thomas Schönlebe who ran 44.33 seconds.^[2] In 200 m, his best time was 20.44 seconds, only 0.01 second behind Norbert Dobeleit and Stefan Holz who occupy the top two places on the German all-time ranking.