Dörte Thümmler

Dörte Thümmler
Thümmler in 1988
Personal information
Born (1971-10-29) 29 October 1971
East Berlin, East Germany
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 East Germany
Medal record
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Team
World Championships
1987 Rotterdam Uneven bars
1987 Rotterdam Team
European Championships
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
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

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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.


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