# Eugen Ray

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{{Short description|East German sprinter (1957–1986)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name             = Eugen Ray
| image            = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S0827-0046, Eugen Ray (cropped).jpg
| alt              = 
| caption          = Ray in 1977
| birth_name       = 
| birth_date       = 26 July 1957
| birth_place      = [Gerbstedt](/source/Gerbstedt), [Bezirk Halle](/source/Bezirk_Halle), East Germany
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1986|1|9|1957|7|26|df=y}}<ref name="Olympedia">{{Olympedia|69861}}</ref>
| death_place      = [Leipzig](/source/Leipzig), East Germany
| residence        = 
| education        = 
| alma_mater       = 
| occupation       = 
| years_active     = 
| spouse           = [Marlies Ray](/source/Marlies_Ray)
| height           = 182 cm
| weight           = 87 kg
| sport            = Sprint
| club             = SV Halle
| medaltemplates   = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GDR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/European_Athletics_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[1978 Prague](/source/1978_European_Athletics_Championships)|[100 m](/source/1978_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres)}}
{{MedalSilver|1978 Prague|[4×100 m](/source/1978_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_110_metres_hurdles)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[IAAF World Cup](/source/IAAF_Continental_Cup)}}
{{MedalSilver|[1977 Düsseldorf](/source/1977_IAAF_World_Cup)|100 m}}
{{MedalSilver|1977 Düsseldorf|4×100 m}}
}} 
'''Eugen Ray''' (26 July 1957 – 9 January 1986) was an [East German](/source/East_Germany) [sprinter](/source/Sprint_(running)) who ran in the [100 metres](/source/100_metres) and [200 metres](/source/200_metres). He was born in [Gerbstedt](/source/Gerbstedt), [Bezirk Halle](/source/Bezirk_Halle), [East Germany](/source/East_Germany) and died in [Leipzig](/source/Leipzig), East Germany.

==Biography==
Ray set a world junior 100&nbsp;m 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&nbsp;metres titles, as well as twice indoor 100&nbsp;metre champion.

He was European cup semi finalist 100&nbsp;metre champion in 1975, 1977, and 1979. And in 1977 he was European cup 100/200&nbsp;metre winner. After this he then went on to the World Cup held in West Germany where he came second in the 100&nbsp;metres narrowly beaten by [Steve Williams](/source/Steve_Williams_(sprinter)) of the USA. He then finished 2nd again with the German sprint relay team. A year later he was European silver medallist in the 100 metres and 4 × 100&nbsp;metres.

In 1980, he went to the [Summer Olympics](/source/1980_Summer_Olympics) in [Moscow](/source/Moscow) where he ran in the [100 metres](/source/Athletics_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres), but did not make it past the semi-final. He was in the East German [relay team](/source/Athletics_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BD_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) that finished fifth in the final. His 100&nbsp;m personal best was 10.12 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leichtathletik.de/image.php?AID=9315 |title="Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik |publisher=leichtathletik.de |date=27 September 2012 |accessdate=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115534/http://www.leichtathletik.de/image.php?AID=9315 |archivedate=24 December 2013 }}</ref>

Ray died aged 28 on 9 January 1986 in a car crash whilst working as a traffic officer in East Germany. He was survived by his wife [Marlies Ray](/source/Marlies_Ray) who at the time was pregnant with their son.<ref name="Kluge bio">{{cite book | first=Volker | last=Kluge | authorlink=Volker Kluge | edition=2 | title=Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler: Die 1000 erfolgreichsten und populärsten Sportlerinnen und Sportler aus der DDR, ihre Erfolge, Medaillen und Biographien. |trans-title= The big lexicon of the GDR athletes: The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes, medals and biographies. | publisher=[Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag](/source/Schwarzkopf_%26_Schwarzkopf_Verlag) | location=Berlin | date=2004 | isbn=3-89602-538-4 | pages=450f |language=de}}</ref>

==See also==
* [German all-time top lists – 100 metres](/source/Athletics_in_Germany)
* [German all-time top lists – 200 metres](/source/Athletics_in_Germany)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/eugen-ray-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011322/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/eugen-ray-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Eugen Ray}}
* [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ec.htm European Championships]

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Category:1957 births
Category:1986 deaths
Category:People from Mansfeld-Südharz
Category:Athletes from Bezirk Halle
Category:East German men sprinters
Category:Olympic athletes for East Germany
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:European Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Road incident deaths in Germany
Category:East German Athletics Championships winners
Category:SC Chemie Halle athletes

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