Dörte Thümmler
Dörte Thümmler (born 29 October 1971) is a German former gymnast. She competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo, and competed for East Germany. She won many international competitions.[1][2] In 1987, she was World Champion on the uneven bars (tied with Daniela Silivaș).
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| Country represented | East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1971 East Berlin, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thümmler's career was ended at the age of 16 from back pain.[3] She worked as a restaurant clerk, but had to retire at age 38 due to ill health, in part caused by the effects of forced state-sponsored doping.[3][4] Her stepfather, Manfred Thümmler, was head of sports medicine at SC Dynamo Berlin and a defendant in a 1999 doping trial, though his charges were dropped.[3]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Junior | |||||||
| 1985 | Junior Friendship Tournament | 48 | |||||
| 1986 | Cottbus International | ||||||
| Junior European Championships | 16 | ||||||
| Junior Friendship Tournament | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Jr. GDR-USSR Dual Meet | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Senior | |||||||
| 1987 | Chunichi Cup | 5 | |||||
| Cottbus International | 7 | 5 | |||||
| DTV Cup | |||||||
| European Championships | 15 | ||||||
| GDR Championships | 6 | ||||||
| HOL-HUN-GDR Meet | |||||||
| Tokyo Cup | 4 | ||||||
| World Championships | 6 | 5 | |||||
| 1988 | Cottbus International | 6 | |||||
| GDR Championships | 5 | ||||||
| Olympic Games | 7 | 4 | 8 | ||||
References
- Kunstturnen – Olympische Spiele 1980–1988
- Thümmler
- Kuban, Caroline (25 November 2018). "Wenn ein Staat das Leben seiner Sportler auf Spiel setzt" [When a state puts the lives of its athletes at risk]. Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- Ahrens, Peter (25 April 2018). "DDR-Dopingopfer beklagen psychische Schädigungen" [GDR doping victims complain of psychological damage]. DER SPIEGEL (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- "Dorte Thümmler (GDR)". Gymn Forum. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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