Susanne Lahme

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Susanne Lahme
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1968-09-10) 10 September 1968 (age 55)
Luckenwalde, East Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number2 (1988)
1 (1996-2000)
Honours
Indoor volleyball
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Belgium Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Netherlands Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 West Germany Team
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Italy Team

Susanne Lahme (born 10 September 1968, in Luckenwalde) is a German former indoor and beach volleyball player. [1]

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Indoor volleyball career

Lahme began her career in the indoor volleyball in 1980 playing at SC Dynamo Berlin, and was eight times East German and unified German champion and nine-time German Cup winner. With the East Germany national team she was the 1987 European champion and two-time European Championship runner-up (1985 and 1989). In 1991, she was third at the European Championships with the already unified German national team. [2] In 1992 and 1993, she was selected as the German Volleyball Player of the Year.

Lahme took part in three editions of the Olympic Games in 1988 (with East Germany), 1996 and 2000, and reached the fifth (Seoul), eighth (Atlanta), and sixth place (Sydney), respectively.

Lahme finished in fifth-place at the 1994 World Championships in São Paulo, Brazil. Her successful indoor career was ended after the 2002–03 season in Italy. At club level, she played in Italy and Brazil as well as Germany.

In 1995, Lahme won the European CEV Cup playing with the Italian team Ecoclear Sumirago Varese. In 1996, she won the Champions League in Wien against Uralochka Ekateninburg playing with the team PVF Latte Rugiada Parmalat Matera. With the team Foppapedretti Bergamo she won the Italian Supercup in 1997 and the Italian Cup in 1998. She also won the Cup Winners' Cup with the team Despar Perugia in 2000. [3]

Beach volleyball career

In 2001, Lahme started a beach volleyball parallel career. As of 2002, she formed a duo with Danja Müsch and started at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. [4] In 2004, they played at the Athens Summer Olympics, which she finished in ninth place after losing in the Round of 16 to Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta, from Italy. [5]

After a knee surgery in August 2007, she finished her career as an athlete and trained and supervised in 2008 their compatriots Geeske Banck (her 2006–07 partner) and Anja Günther. [3] [6]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Susanne Lahme". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  2. "Volleyball Award für Susanne Lahme" [Volleyball Award for Susanne Lahme] (in German). Deutscher Volleyball-Verband. 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Abschied: Susanne Lahme – eine Ikone tritt zurück" [Goodbye: Susanne Lahme – an icon retires] (in German). Deutscher Volleyball-Verband. 22 November 2007. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. "Susanne Lahme Season Summaries 2002–07". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. "Olympische Spiele 2004: Lahme/Müsch scheitern im Achtelfinale" [2004 Olympic Games: Lahme / Müsch failed in the second round] (in German). Deutscher Volleyball-Verband. 20 August 2004. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  6. "Interview mit Susanne Lahme" [Interview with Susanne Lahme] (in German). beach-volleyball.de. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
Awards
Preceded by German Volleyball Player of the Year
1992, 1993
Succeeded by