Eberhard Schenk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eberhard Schenk

German hurdler

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1929

Place of Birth: Piła, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 23-Jul-2010

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Eberhard Schenk (17 July 1929 – 23 July 2010) was a German Track and field athlete.Schenk was born in Schneidemühl (Posen-West Prussia) (today Pila, Poland) and became a successful East German athlete of the 1950s.
He was twice the East German hurdle race champion (1954: 200 meter; 1955: 110 meter).Schenk started for Einheit Rostock, later SC Empor Rostock.
After his career as an athlete he became a practising doctor at Bergen auf Rügen.
He died in Bergen auf Rügen, Germany. He was the father of Christian Schenk.