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Thomas Flemming

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Thomas Flemming
Personal information
Full nameThomas Flemming
NationalityEast German
Born (1967-07-14) 14 July 1967 (age 57)
Schlema im Erzgebirge, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 4×200 m freestyle

Thomas Flemming (born 14 July 1967, in Bad Schlema) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics. There he won the silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle, alongside Uwe Dassler, Sven Lodziewski, and Steffen Zesner. Flemming also won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle, together with Steffen Zesner, Lars Hinneburg, and Dirk Richter.

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