Claudia Hempel
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Claudia•Hempel (-Thamke) |
| Used name | Claudia•Hempel |
| Born | 25 September 1958 in Merseburg, Sachsen-Anhalt (GER) |
| Measurements | 172 cm / 67 kg |
| Affiliations | Berliner TSC, Berlin (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Claudia Hempel finished sixth and seventh in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles, respectively, at the 1976 Montréal Olympics. She won a silver medal with the East German 4x100 freestyle relay team. She was also on the squads of the 4x100 freestyle and the 4x100 medley relays at the 1975 Cali Worlds, which won gold medals, but with the medley relay she only swam in the heats. In 1975, she had won both distances in the backstroke events at the East German nationals.
Hempel later studied sports and became a sport school teacher, teaching sports and German. Her husband Dr. Hartmut Thamke was a physician and became the club doctor of the football (soccer) club FC Energie Cottbus.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GDR |
Claudia Hempel | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | East Germany | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 14 March 1975 - 2 June 1976 and 25 July 1976 - 27 July 1980: 3:52.23 (14 March 1975; Dresden, GDR), 3:49.37 (27 July 1975; Cali, COL), 3:45.50 (25 July 1976; Montréal, CAN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 26 July 1975 - 2 June 1976: 3:49.37 (26 July 1975; Cali, COL))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (2–0–0 1975 Cali SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay (swam in heats only))