His first international appearance was at the 1980 World Rowing Junior Championships, where he won the gold medal in the double sculls (2x). He then went on to win the singles title in the next two Junior World Championships.[2]
In 1986, Lange changed to the single sculls. However, illness prevented him from competing that year. He recovered by 1987 and won his first World Championship in the single sculls besting Pertti Karppinen and Peter-Michael Kolbe who between then had won 10 of the previous 12 World and Olympic titles. Lange repeated this feat by winning the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] In 1989 he again won the World Championship.[2][3]
By that time East Germany was disintegrating and Lange began his studies as a medical doctor. His father was a member of the Stasi and committed suicide. Despite his demanding schedule and the emotional angst of his country's disintegration, in 1990, with Stefan Ullrich, Lange won a silver medal in the double sculls at the world championships.[2][3]
In 1991, representing the unified Germany, Lange again won the world title in the single sculls. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Lange was a repeat winner in the single. For Lange, this was his fifth straight (non-consecutive) World Championship or Olympic victory in the single sculls.[1]
Lange would go on to take third at the 1993 World championships, take 1994 off to concentrate on his medical studies, finish out of the running in the 1995 World Championships, and come back to claim a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics behind Switzerland's Xeno Müller and Canada's Derek Porter.[1][2][3]
In October 1986, he was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold (first class) for his sporting success.[4] In 1997, Lange was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal for outstanding career in rowing.[2] Currently Lange works a medical doctor in Ratzeburg.
Referencesedit
^ abcdEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ abcd [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
^"Hohe staatliche Auszeichnungen verliehen" [Awarded high state awards]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 42, no. 243. 15 October 1986. p. 6. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
January 01, 1970
thomas, lange, danish, novelist, novelist, people, similar, name, thomas, lang, disambiguation, born, february, 1964, german, rower, gold, bronze, olympic, medals, single, sculls, lange, 1987personal, informationborn, 1964, february, 1964, eisleben, east, germ. For the Danish novelist see Thomas Lange novelist For people of a similar name see Thomas Lang disambiguation Thomas Lange born 27 February 1964 is a German rower who won two gold and one bronze Olympic medals in the single sculls 1 Thomas LangeLange in 1987Personal informationBorn 1964 02 27 27 February 1964 age 60 Eisleben East GermanyHeight1 89 m 6 ft 2 in Weight89 kg 196 lb SportSportRowingClubSV Halle Halle an der SaaleMedal record Men s rowing Representing East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Single sculls World Championships 1983 Duisburg Double sculls 1985 Hazewinkel Double sculls 1987 Copenhagen Single sculls 1989 Bled Single sculls 1990 Tasmania Double sculls Representing Germany Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Single sculls 1996 Atlanta Single sculls World Championships 1991 Vienna Single sculls 1993 Racice Single sculls Lange is one of six rowers along with Mahe Drysdale Pertti Karppinen Peter Michael Kolbe Ondrej Synek and Vyacheslav Ivanov to win medals in the single sculls in three different Olympics His first international appearance was at the 1980 World Rowing Junior Championships where he won the gold medal in the double sculls 2x He then went on to win the singles title in the next two Junior World Championships 2 He first competed at the senior level in 1983 and at the age of 19 won the double sculls at the World Rowing Championships with Uwe Heppner which they repeated in 1985 2 3 Lange and Heppner would have been the favorites for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles but East Germany chose to boycott the games In 1986 Lange changed to the single sculls However illness prevented him from competing that year He recovered by 1987 and won his first World Championship in the single sculls besting Pertti Karppinen and Peter Michael Kolbe who between then had won 10 of the previous 12 World and Olympic titles Lange repeated this feat by winning the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul 1 In 1989 he again won the World Championship 2 3 By that time East Germany was disintegrating and Lange began his studies as a medical doctor His father was a member of the Stasi and committed suicide Despite his demanding schedule and the emotional angst of his country s disintegration in 1990 with Stefan Ullrich Lange won a silver medal in the double sculls at the world championships 2 3 In 1991 representing the unified Germany Lange again won the world title in the single sculls At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Lange was a repeat winner in the single For Lange this was his fifth straight non consecutive World Championship or Olympic victory in the single sculls 1 Lange would go on to take third at the 1993 World championships take 1994 off to concentrate on his medical studies finish out of the running in the 1995 World Championships and come back to claim a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics behind Switzerland s Xeno Muller and Canada s Derek Porter 1 2 3 In October 1986 he was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold first class for his sporting success 4 In 1997 Lange was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal for outstanding career in rowing 2 Currently Lange works a medical doctor in Ratzeburg References edit a b c d Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Thomas Lange Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 a b c d e f Thomas Lange at World Rowing a b c d Rudern Weltmeisterschaften Doppelzweier Herren Rowing World Championships Double Sculls Men in German Sport Komplett de Archived from the original on 25 October 2014 Hohe staatliche Auszeichnungen verliehen Awarded high state awards Neues Deutschland in German Vol 42 no 243 15 October 1986 p 6 Retrieved 23 September 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Lange amp oldid 1199860661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
