Dirk Richter

Dirk Richter (born 12 September 1964) is a former swimmer from East Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×100 freestyle medley twice during the Summer Olympics. He did so in 1988 with the East German team, alongside Thomas Flemming, Lars Hinneburg, and Steffen Zesner.

Dirk Richter
Richter in 1990
Personal information
Born12 September 1964 (1964-09-12) (age 59)
Cottbus, East Germany
Medal record
Men's swimming
Olympic Games
Representing  East Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Moscow100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1984 Moscow200 metre backstroke
Gold medal – first place1984 Moscow4×200 m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place1984 Moscow4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1984 Moscow4×100 m freestyle relay
Representing  Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Representing  East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
Representing  Germany
Silver medal – second place 1991 Perth 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Representing  East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Split 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Strasbourg 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 100 m backstroke
Representing  Germany
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle

Four years later, when Barcelona, Spain hosted the Games, Richter represented Germany and ended up third alongside Mark Pinger, Christian Tröger, and Steffen Zesner.

References
  • Dirk Richter at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 February 2007)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dirk Richter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.


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