Thomas Giessing

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Thomas Giessing (born 19 March 1961 in Rhede, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

At the 1982 European Championships he finished eighth in the 400 metres and helped win the 4 x 400 metres relay with teammates Erwin Skamrahl, Harald Schmid and Hartmut Weber. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he ran in the first round for the relay team. [1]

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References

  1. 1984 Summer Olympics results - men's 4 x 400 metres relay. Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine .