Thomas Fahrner (born 7 February 1963 in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Fahrner earned two medals bronze in the 200 m freestyle and silver in 4×200 m freestyle relay. He also set an Olympic record for the 400 m freestyle (3:50.91) in the B final. Four years later at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he earned another medal this time a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.
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Full name | Thomas Fahrner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | West German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1963-02-07) 7 February 1963 (age 59) Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | EOSC Offenbach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fahrner attended the University of Southern California.[1]
European Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay | |
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European Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay | |
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