Ute Thimm
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Ute Thimm, née Finger (born 10 July 1958 in Bochum
) is a German
athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
She competed for West Germany in the 1984 Summer Olympics
held in Los Angeles
, USA in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Heike Schulte-Mattler
, Heide-Elke Gaugel
and Gaby Bußmann. She was the second runner. Time over-all: 3'2298.
In the same Olympic Games she finished sixth in the 400 metres competition. As last runner with her team mates Edith Oker, Michaela Schabinger and Heidi-Elke Gaugel she finished on the fifth place in the 4 x 100 metres.
She won another medal at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics
: The Silver Medal right behind the team of East Germany with her teammates Gisela Kinzel
, Heidi-Elke Gaugel and Gaby Bußmann in the 4 x 400 meters competition, also as second runner, time: 3'2280. She also finished fifth in the 400 metres.
With the German 4 x 400-metres-relay she finished forth in the Finals of the 1988 Summer Olympics
in 3'2249 with her colleagues Helga Arendt
, Andrea Thomas and Gudrun Abt
.
She also participated in the 1982 European Championships in Athletics
, the 1983 World Championships in Athletics
and 1987 World Championships in Athletics
but did not win any medals.
First she was a member of ASV Köln, then from 1986 on she belonged to TV Wattenscheid. She is 1,67 metres tall (5 feet and 6 inches) and weighed 54 kg (119 pounds) in her active time.
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
) is a German
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
She competed for West Germany in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
held in Los Angeles
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, USA in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Heike Schulte-Mattler
Heike Schulte-Mattler
Heike Schulte-Mattler, née Schmidt is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for West Germany in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Ute Thimm, Heidi-Elke Gaugel and Gaby...
, Heide-Elke Gaugel
Heide-Elke Gaugel
Heidi-Elke Gaugel is a retired female German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres during her career....
and Gaby Bußmann. She was the second runner. Time over-all: 3'2298.
In the same Olympic Games she finished sixth in the 400 metres competition. As last runner with her team mates Edith Oker, Michaela Schabinger and Heidi-Elke Gaugel she finished on the fifth place in the 4 x 100 metres.
She won another medal at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics
1986 European Championships in Athletics
The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.-Track:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Field:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Track:...
: The Silver Medal right behind the team of East Germany with her teammates Gisela Kinzel
Gisela Kinzel
Gisela Kinzel, née Gottwald is a retired athlete who represented West Germany. She specialized in 400 metres, and competed for the clubs VfL Gladbeck and SC Eintracht Hamm....
, Heidi-Elke Gaugel and Gaby Bußmann in the 4 x 400 meters competition, also as second runner, time: 3'2280. She also finished fifth in the 400 metres.
With the German 4 x 400-metres-relay she finished forth in the Finals of the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in 3'2249 with her colleagues Helga Arendt
Helga Arendt
Helga Arendt is a retired West German sprinter who competed mainly in the 400 metres....
, Andrea Thomas and Gudrun Abt
Gudrun Abt
Gudrun Abt is a retired German hurdler. She was born in Riedlingen.At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul she finished sixth in 400 m hurdles in a personal best time of 54.04 seconds...
.
She also participated in the 1982 European Championships in Athletics
1982 European Championships in Athletics
The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Field:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...
, the 1983 World Championships in Athletics
1983 World Championships in Athletics
The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....
and 1987 World Championships in Athletics
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...
but did not win any medals.
First she was a member of ASV Köln, then from 1986 on she belonged to TV Wattenscheid. She is 1,67 metres tall (5 feet and 6 inches) and weighed 54 kg (119 pounds) in her active time.