Dörte Thümmler

German gymnast

Dörte Thümmler
Thümmler in 1988
Personal information
Country represented East Germany
Born (1971-10-29) 29 October 1971 (age 52)
East Berlin, East Germany
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Rotterdam Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rotterdam Team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Moscow Uneven bars

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).

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
1985 Junior Friendship Tournament (Druzhba) 48
1986 Cottbus International 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior European Championships 16
Junior Friendship Tournament (Druzhba) 4 9 6 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jr. GDR-USSR Dual Meet 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6
1987 Chunichi Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cottbus International 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5
DTV Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Helsinki European Championships 15 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
GDR Championships 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
HOL-HUN-GDR Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tokyo Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
Rotterdam World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
1988 Cottbus International 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
GDR Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Seoul Olympic Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 8

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References

  1. ^ Kunstturnen – Olympische Spiele 1980–1988
  2. ^ Thümmler
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Dorte Thümmler (GDR)". Gymn Forum. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

External links

  • Uneven Bars 1987 Tokyo
  • Uneven Bars 1988 Seoul
  • Vault 1988 Seoul
  • Balance Beam 1988 Seoul
  • Floor Exercise 1988 Seoul
  • Floor Exercise 1988 Seoul 2
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