Vera Thamm

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Vera Thamm
Personal information
Born (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 31)
Haltern am See, Germany
Height1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Germany
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityDysmelia
Disability classS3
ClubTSV Bayer Leverkusen
Coached byMarion Haas-Faller
Retired2016
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal Women's 50m breaststroke SB2
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal Women's 50m butterfly S3
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Berlin Women's 50m breaststroke SB2
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Berlin Women's 150m individual medley SM3

Vera Thamm (born 30 October 1990) is a retired German Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events.[1] She was born without her lower arms and lower leg. She has represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Paralympics but did not medal in her three events.[2][3]

Since her retirement from competitive swimming in 2016, she is a project manager of the in developing the promotion of full-time employment for people who have impairments in sports organisations.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vera Thamm - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Vera Thamm will fur Deutschland nach London (in German)". wn.de.
  3. ^ "Sportlerportrait 01/2014 - Vera Thamm (in German)". Swimpool. 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Steckbrief Sport-Inklusionsmanagerin (in German)" (PDF). cdn.dosb.de. 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Bundessportfest wird inklusiv (in German)". Kreissportbund. 24 April 2017.
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