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 edit
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 1985 | Junior Friendship Tournament (Druzhba) | 48 | |||||
| 1986 | Cottbus International |  |
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| Junior European Championships | 16 | ||||||
| Junior Friendship Tournament (Druzhba) | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 
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| Jr. GDR-USSR Dual Meet | 5 | |
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| 1987 | Chunichi Cup | |
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5 |
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| Cottbus International | 7 | |
5 | ||||
| DTV Cup | |
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| Helsinki European Championships | 15 | |
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| GDR Championships | 6 | |
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| HOL-HUN-GDR Meet | |
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| Tokyo Cup | |
4 | |||||
| Rotterdam World Championships | |
6 | |
5 | |||
| 1988 | Cottbus International | 6 | |
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| GDR Championships | |
5 | |
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| Seoul Olympic Games | |
7 | 4 | 8 |
References edit
- ^ Kunstturnen – Olympische Spiele 1980–1988
- ^ Thümmler
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- 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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