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Petra Thümer (later Deckert then Katzur, born 29 January 1961) is a former swimmer from East Germany. She won gold medals in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics[1] and the 1977 European Aquatics Championships. During her career she set five world records in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle. In 1987 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]

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Petra Thümer

Petra Thümer in 1976
Personal information
Nationality	East German
Born	(1961-01-29) 29 January 1961 (age 61) Karl-Marx-Stadt, Sachsen, East Germany now Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 400 m freestyle 1976 Montreal 800 m freestyle European Championships 1977 Jönköping 200 m freestyle 1977 Jönköping 400 m freestyle 1977 Jönköping 800 m freestyle

Later she admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs as part of the East German training system.[3][4] For this reason she missed the 1978 World Championships – coaches feared she would not pass the doping test and excluded her from the East German team, officially explaining her absence by injuries.[5]

In 1979 she retired from swimming and worked as a photographer.[3]

She was married to the German Olympic athletes Klaus Katzur (swimmer) and Alf-Gerd Deckert (cross-country skier).[1]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

На других языках

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- [en] Petra Thümer

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[it] Petra Thümer

Petra Thümer (Karl-Marx-Stadt, 29 gennaio 1961) è una ex nuotatrice tedesca orientale, dal 1990 tedesca.

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[ru] Тюмер, Петра

Петра Тюмер (нем. Petra Thümer; род. 29 января 1961, Карл-Маркс-Штадт) — немецкая пловчиха, двукратная чемпионка летних Олимпийских игр 1976 года[1][2].

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