Werner Schildhauer (born 5 June 1959, in Dessau) is a retired German track and field athlete, who represented the former East Germany at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow in the 10,000 meter run and placed 7th behind his teammate Jörg Peter.

Schildhauer represented the Chemie Halle sport club; his long-time rival in East Germany was Hansjörg Kunze.

On the final bend, however, Kunze caught him and Italy's Alberto Cova sprinted past him with about five metres to go.

He still competed in the 1985 World Athletics Cup but lost to Ethiopia's Wodajo Bulti and the United States' Pat Porter in the 10,000-metre race.

Leg injuries ended his active running career shortly afterwards.