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Born | 26 August 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –70 kg, –78 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | R16 (2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Champ. | (2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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