Frank Schaffer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Frank Schaffer

East German sprinter

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1958

Place of Birth: Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg, Germany

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Frank Schaffer (born 23 October 1958 in Stalinstadt, Bezirk Frankfurt) is a retired East German athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics in a lifetime best time of 44.87 seconds.
He also assisted the East German team of Klaus Thiele, Andreas Knebel and Volker Beck in winning the silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay. His personal best time of 44.87 seconds ranks him eighth among German 400 m sprinters, behind Thomas Schönlebe, Erwin Skamrahl, Ingo Schultz, Karl Honz, Hartmut Weber, Mathias Schersing and Jens Carlowitz.Frank Schaffer retired from athletics in 1984.