| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Eugen Ray (right). |
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| Men’s athletics | ||
| Competitor for East Germany | ||
| European Athletics Championships | ||
| Silver | 1978 Prague | 100 m |
| Silver | 1978 Prague | 4 x 100 m |
| IAAF World Cup | ||
| Silver | 1977 Düsseldorf | 100 m |
| Silver | 1977 Düsseldorf | 4 x 100 m |
Eugen Ray (26 July 1957, Gebstedt, Hebbstedt, Germany – 18 January 1986, Leipzig) was a former East German sprinter who ran in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Ray established himself in the elite of world sprinting by setting a world junior 100m record of 10.16 seconds.
He was East German 100 metres champion in 1977, 1978, and 1980. In 1978 he also won the East German indoor 60 metres titles, as well as twice indoor 100 metre champion.
He was European cup semi finalist 100 metre champion in 1975, 1977, and 1979. And in 1977 he was European cup 100/200 metre winner. After this he then went on to the world cup held in Germany where he came 2nd in the World Cup 100 metres narrowly beating by Steve Williams of USA. He then finished 2nd again with the German sprint relay team.
A year later he was European silver medalist in the 100 metres and 4x100 metres.
In 1980, he went to the Summer Olympics in Moscow where he ran in the 100 metres, but did not make it past the semi-final. But he was in the East German relay team that finished 5th in the final.