Matthias Schröder

Matthias Schröder
Medal record
Track and field (T12)
Competitor for  Germany
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing 400m - T12

Matthias Schröder is a visually impaired Paralympic athlete from Germany competing in T12 (track) and F12 (field) events.[1]

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 400 metres - T12 event, finished seventh in the men's 100 metres - T12 event, finished sixth in the men's 200 metres - T12 event and went out in the first round of the men's 4 x 100 metre relay - T11-13 event. He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics but did not win a medal.

In 2009, Schröder set a new F12 Long Jump world record.[2] At the 2012 Paralympics, no Long Jump event was offered for athletes in his classification.

References

  1. Gold für Matthias Schröder nach Protesterfolg 2008
  2. "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

External links

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