Eberhard Schenk (17 July 1929 – 23 July 2010) was a German Track and field athlete.
Schenk was born in Schneidemühl (Posen-West Prussia) (today Piła, 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).Klaus Amrhein: Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte der Deutschen Leichtathletik 1898–2005. 2 Bände. Darmstadt 2005 publiziert über Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft
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.
Personal Best 100 Meter: 11.0 sec 200 Meter: 22.8 sec 400 Meter: 52.8 sec 110 Meter hurdles: 14.8 sec 200 Meter hurdles: 24.7 sec 400 Meter hurdles: 55.8 sec Long jump: 6.24 m Triple jump: 13.95 m
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