Vera Thamm Explained

Vera Thamm
Sport:Paralympic swimming
Disability:Dysmelia
Disability Class:S3
Club:TSV Bayer Leverkusen
Coach:Marion Haas-Faller
Birth Date:30 October 1990
Birth Place:Haltern am See, Germany
Residence:Leverkusen, Germany
Retired:2016
Height:1.48m

Vera Thamm (born 30 October 1990) is a retired German Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events.[1] She was born without her lower arms and lower leg. She has represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Paralympics but did not medal in her three events.[2] [3]

Since her retirement from competitive swimming in 2016, she is a project manager of the German Disability Sports Federation in developing the promotion of full-time employment for people who have impairments in sports organisations.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 July 2020. Vera Thamm - IPC Athlete Bio. ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 July 2020. 1 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200701164434/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=923610&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1. dead.
  2. Web site: Vera Thamm will fur Deutschland nach London (in German). wn.de.
  3. Web site: 1 July 2020. Sportlerportrait 01/2014 - Vera Thamm (in German). Swimpool.
  4. Web site: 1 July 2020. Steckbrief Sport-Inklusionsmanagerin (in German). cdn.dosb.de.
  5. Web site: 24 April 2017. Bundessportfest wird inklusiv (in German). Kreissportbund.