Guido Kratschmer (; born 10 January 1953) is a retired West German decathlete. His sports club was the USC Mainz.
Kratschmer competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won the silver medal in the men's decathlon event. He could not participate at the 1980 Summer Olympics because of the boycott.
In 1980, Kratschmer broke the world record held by Daley Thompson, but in 1982, Kratschmer's mark was in turn topped by Thompson.
Kratschmer's personal best total in the decathlon was 8667 points, achieved in June 1980 in Bernhausen, West Germany. This total ranks him seventh all-time among German decathletes, behind Leo Neugebauer, Jürgen Hingsen, Uwe Freimuth, Siegfried Wentz, Frank Busemann and Torsten Voss.
International competitions 1974European ChampionshipsRome, Italy 3rdDecathlon1976Olympic GamesMontreal, Canada 2ndDecathlon1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 9thDecathlon1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 9thDecathlon1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States 4thDecathlon
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