Kerstin Thiele

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Kerstin Thiele
Personal information
Born (1986-08-26) 26 August 1986 (age 37)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Judo
Weight class –70 kg, –78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Silver medal.svg (2012)
World Champ. R16 (2009)
European Champ. Silver medal europe.svg (2009)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 70 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Tbilisi 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Lisbon 70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rio de Janeiro 70 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Paris 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Paris 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Moscow 70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Qingdao 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Tbilisi 78 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Salzburg 70 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Zagreb 70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 665
JudoInside.com 23336
Updated on 28 May 2023.

Kerstin Thiele (born 26 August 1986, in Riesa, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany) is a German judoka and a silver medallist at the Olympic Games 2012 in London. [1]

Kerstin Thiele is a German champion in judo in the Middleweight (70 kg) division. She competes for the German club JC Leipzig, and was part of the German national team.

At the 2012 Olympics she reached the women's middleweight judo final vs. Lucie Décosse, who won the gold medal. On the way Thiele beat Moira de Villiers, Anett Meszaros, Edith Bosch and Chen Fei. [2]

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References

  1. Kerstin Thiele at london2012.com Archived 28 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "63 - 70kg (middleweight) women results - Judo - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 29 March 2016.