Jörg Woithe (born 11 April 1963) is a German former swimmer. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle and a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay; he finished fourth in the 200 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[1]
Between 1981 and 1987 he won two gold, seven silver and five bronze medals at the world and European championships.[2]
After retiring from swimming he received a degree from the German Institute of Physical Education and Sport in Leipzig / Germany ( Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur und Sport - DHfK ) via distance learning. He then worked as a swimming coach, and was also employed by companies producing swimming articles and high-performance lubricants.[3] In 2012 he was hired by the Iranian swimming national team.[4][5]
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jörg, woithe, born, april, 1963, german, former, swimmer, competed, 1980, summer, olympics, moscow, gold, medal, freestyle, silver, medal, freestyle, relay, finished, fourth, freestyle, freestyle, relay, 1979personal, informationnationalityeast, germanyborn, 1. Jorg Woithe born 11 April 1963 is a German former swimmer He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle and a silver medal in the 4 200 m freestyle relay he finished fourth in the 200 m freestyle and 4 100 m freestyle relay 1 Jorg WoitheJorg Woithe in 1979Personal informationNationalityEast GermanyBorn 1963 04 11 11 April 1963 age 60 East Berlin East GermanyHeight1 98 m 6 ft 6 in Weight105 kg 231 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleClubSC Dynamo BerlinMedal record Representing East GermanyOlympic Games1980 Moscow 100 m freestyle1980 Moscow 4 200 m freestyleWorld Championships1982 Guayaquil 100 m freestyle1982 Guayaquil 200 m freestyle1986 Madrid 4 100 m freestyleEuropean Championships1987 Strasbourg 50 m freestyle1981 Split 100 m freestyle1983 Rome 100 m freestyle1983 Rome 200 m freestyle1983 Rome 4 200 m freestyle1985 Sofia 100 m freestyle1985 Sofia 4 100 m freestyle1985 Sofia 4 100 m medley1981 Split 4 100 m medley1983 Rome 4 100 m freestyle1983 Rome 4 100 m medleyBetween 1981 and 1987 he won two gold seven silver and five bronze medals at the world and European championships 2 After retiring from swimming he received a degree from the German Institute of Physical Education and Sport in Leipzig Germany Deutsche Hochschule fur Korperkultur und Sport DHfK via distance learning He then worked as a swimming coach and was also employed by companies producing swimming articles and high performance lubricants 3 In 2012 he was hired by the Iranian swimming national team 4 5 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jorg Woithe Jorg Woithe sports reference com Jorg WOITHE les sports info Woithe Jorg bundesstiftung aufarbeitung de Jorg Woithe applauds Iranian swimmer Archived 2013 02 03 at archive today The Tehran Times 11 April 2012 Jorg Woithe named as Iran swimming coach Archived 2013 02 03 at archive today The Tehran Times 24 June 2012External links editJorg Woithe at SwimRankings net nbsp Jorg Woithe at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a swimming Olympic medalist for Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jorg Woithe amp oldid 1157457273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
