Guido Kratschmer

Guido Kratschmer (German pronunciation: [ˈɡiːdo ˈkʁat͡ʃmɐ] ⓘ; born 10 January 1953 in Klotzenhof, West Germany) is a retired West German decathlete.

Kratschmer competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won the silver medal in the men's decathlon event.

Kratschmer's personal best total in the decathlon was 8667 points, achieved in June 1980 in Bernhausen, West Germany.

This total ranks him sixth all-time among German decathletes, behind Jürgen Hingsen, Uwe Freimuth, Siegfried Wentz, Frank Busemann and Torsten Voss.

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