Vera Thamm
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]
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| Born | 30 October 1990 Haltern am See, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Dysmelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marion Haas-Faller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- "Vera Thamm - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 July 2020.
- "Vera Thamm will fur Deutschland nach London (in German)". wn.de.
- "Sportlerportrait 01/2014 - Vera Thamm (in German)". Swimpool. 1 July 2020.
- "Steckbrief Sport-Inklusionsmanagerin (in German)" (PDF). cdn.dosb.de. 1 July 2020.
- "Bundessportfest wird inklusiv (in German)". Kreissportbund. 24 April 2017.
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