Dörte Thümmler

Dörte Thümmler (born 29 October 1971) is a German former gymnast. She competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo, and competed for East Germany. She won many international competitions.^[1][2] In 1987, she was World Champion on the uneven bars (tied with Daniela Silivaș).

Dörte Thümmler
Thümmler in 1988
Personal information
Born	(1971-10-29) 29 October 1971 (age 53) East Berlin, East Germany
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	East Germany
Medal record Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World Championships 1987 Rotterdam Uneven bars 1987 Rotterdam Team European Championships 1987 Moscow Uneven bars

Thümmler's career was ended at the age of 16 from back pain.^[3] She worked as a restaurant clerk, but had to retire at age 38 due to ill health, in part caused by the effects of forced state-sponsored doping.^[3][4] Her stepfather, Manfred Thümmler, was head of sports medicine at SC Dynamo Berlin and a defendant in a 1999 doping trial, though his charges were dropped.^[3]

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
1985	Junior Friendship Tournament		48
1986	Cottbus International
	Junior European Championships		16
	Junior Friendship Tournament	4	9	6	6
	Jr. GDR-USSR Dual Meet		5			6
Senior
1987	Chunichi Cup					5
	Cottbus International		7				5
	DTV Cup
	European Championships		15
	GDR Championships		6
	HOL-HUN-GDR Meet
	Tokyo Cup						4
	World Championships		6				5
1988	Cottbus International		6
	GDR Championships			5
	Olympic Games		7		4		8

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