Thomas Rupprath
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| Nationality |  Germany |
| Born | 16 March 1977 Neuss am Rhein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke and butterfly |
| Club | SG Bayer Wuppertal |
Medal record | |
Thomas Rupprath (born 16 March 1977 in Neuss) is an Olympic swimmer from Germany, who is nicknamed "The New Albatross".
Biography[]
He held the world record for the 50 m backstroke (short course) with a time of 23.27 seconds set on 31 November 2002. This was broken by Robert Hurley of Australia on 26 October 2008. He also held the 50 m backstroke (long course) record between 7 July 2003 to 2 April 2008 with a time of 24.80 s.
With a time of 54.16 over 100 m backstroke (second behind Helge Meeuw) Thomas Rupprath managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing. He also won the 100 m butterfly at the German trials.
Achievements[]
- Olympic Games
- Bronze medal in 2000 Sydney[1]
- Silver medal in 2004 Athens[2]
- World championships
- Silver medal at 2007 Melbourne[3]
- World Championships SC
- Gold medal at 2004 Indianapolis[4]
- Silver medal at 2000 Athens[5]
- Silver medal at 2006 Shanghai[6]
See also[]
- List of German records in swimming
- World record progression 50 metres backstroke
- World record progression 100 metres backstroke
References[]
- ^ "ESPN Sydney Swimming". Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- ^ "12th FINA World Championships". Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
- ^ "7th FINA World Championships – 25 m Indianapolis 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
- ^ "5th FINA World Swimming Championships". Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
- ^ "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
External links[]
- Thomas Rupprath at Swimrankings.net
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Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Neuss
- Sportspeople from North Rhine-Westphalia
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- German male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Germany
- German male backstroke swimmers
- German male butterfly swimmers
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- World record setters in swimming
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in swimming
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