Dirk Korthals
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Dirk•Korthals |
| Used name | Dirk•Korthals |
| Born | 22 March 1962 in Vreden, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| Measurements | 196 cm / 88 kg |
| Affiliations | SG Gladbeck, Gladbeck (GER) |
| NOC |  West Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
West German freestyle swimmer Dirk Korthals participated in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, winning the silver medal in the 4x200 metres freestyle relay. He also placed fourth in both the 4x100 metres freestyle and the 4x100 metres medley relays. In the 100 metres freestyle event, he finished eighth and last in the final.
At the 1982 and the 1986 World Championships Korthals won a bronze and a silver medal with the 4x200 metres relays. At the 1985 Europeans he won the gold medal with the 4x100 metres relay.
By profession, Korthals became CEO at ME Engineering, a company who was a manufacturer-neutral service provider in selected industrial areas of the chemical, petrochemical, energy, steel, raw materials and manufacturing industries.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | FRG |
Dirk Korthals | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 4 | ||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 2 | Silver | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 4 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–2–0 1985 Kobe SWI silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×200 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (4×200 m freestyle relay – 30 July 1984 - 19 August 1987: 7:15.73 (30 July 1984; Los Angeles, USA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (1–0–0 1985 Sofia SWM gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–1–1 1982 Guayaquil SWI bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1986 Madrid SWI silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only))