Vera Thamm

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Vera Thamm
Personal information
Born (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 32)
Haltern am See, Germany
Height1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability Dysmelia
Disability class S3
ClubTSV Bayer Leverkusen
Coached byMarion Haas-Faller
Retired2016
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Montreal Women's 50m breaststroke SB2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Montreal Women's 50m butterfly S3
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 BerlinWomen's 50m breaststroke SB2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 BerlinWomen's 150m individual medley SM3

Vera Thamm (born 30 October 1990) is a retired German Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events. [1] She was born without her lower arms and lower leg. She has represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Paralympics but did not medal in her three events. [2] [3]

Since her retirement from competitive swimming in 2016, she is a project manager of the German Disability Sports Federation in developing the promotion of full-time employment for people who have impairments in sports organisations. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Vera Thamm - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Vera Thamm will fur Deutschland nach London (in German)". wn.de.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Sportlerportrait 01/2014 - Vera Thamm (in German)". Swimpool. 1 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Steckbrief Sport-Inklusionsmanagerin (in German)" (PDF). cdn.dosb.de. 1 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Bundessportfest wird inklusiv (in German)". Kreissportbund. 24 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)