Torben Schmidtke

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Torben Schmidtke
Personal information
Born (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35)
Schwerin, West Germany
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability Dysmelia
Disability class S8, SB7, SM8
ClubSC Potsdam
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Men's 100m breaststroke SB6
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's 100m breaststroke SB6
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Montreal Men's 100m breaststroke SB6
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Glasgow Men's 100m breaststroke SB6
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Eindhoven Men's 100m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Dublin Men's 100m breaststroke SB7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Funchal Men's 100m breaststroke SB6

Torben Schmidtke (born 24 February 1989) is a German Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He specialises in freestyle swimming and breaststroke swimming where he has won two Paralympic medals, two World medals and three European medals. [1]

Schmidtke was born with dysmelia in his legs and has three fingers on his left hand, he had his right foot amputated in October 2018 due to severe pain relating to his health condition. As well as swimming, he works for the German Federal Police as an IT specialist in Potsdam. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Torben Schmidtke". Team Deutschland (in German). 3 December 2020.
  2. "Torben Schmidtke - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 3 December 2020.[ dead link ]
  3. "Why Paralympic swimmer Torben Schmidtke wants to quit". Potsdamer (in German). 12 June 2019.