Alexander Thieme
Appearance
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Born | 13 January 1954 Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony, East Germany |
Died | 29 November 2016 | (aged 62)
Medal record |
Alexander Thieme (13 January 1954 – 29 November 2016) was an East German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.[1] Thieme was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony. He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 4 × 100 metres relay where he won the silver medal alongside his teammates Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer and Klaus-Dieter Kurrat. In 1977, his team came in second place in the 4 x 100 m relay at the IAAF World Cup in Düsseldorf.
References
- ^ "Gedenkseite von Alexander Thieme". freiepresse.de. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- Alexander Thieme at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1954 births
- 2016 deaths
- Sportspeople from Chemnitz
- East German male sprinters
- Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for East Germany
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- People from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt
- German athletics Olympic medalist stubs