 Thomas Knuths diving in the air in 1982 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 August 1958 Schwäbisch Gmünd, East Germany | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||
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Thomas Knuths (born 31 August 1958) is a German former diver who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 10 metre platform event. [1]
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