 Jörg Woithe in 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1963-04-11)11 April 1963 (age 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jörg Woithe (born 11 April 1963) is a German former swimmer. He competed at the1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow and won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle and a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay; he finished fourth in the 200 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[1]
Between 1981 and 1987 he won two gold, seven silver and five bronze medals at the world and European championships.[2]
After retiring from swimming he received a degree from the German Institute of Physical Education and Sport in Leipzig / Germany ( Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur und Sport - DHfK ) via distance learning. He then worked as a swimming coach, and was also employed by companies producing swimming articles and high-performance lubricants.[3] In 2012 he was hired by theIranian swimming national team.[4][5]
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