Thomas Rupprath

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Medal record
Thomas Rupprath
Men's Swimming
Competitor for Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze	2000 Sydney^[1]	4x100 m medley relay
Silver	2004 Athens^[2]	4x100 m medley relay
World Championships - Long Course
Silver	2007 Melbourne^[3]	50 m backstroke
Silver	2001 Fukuoka	50 m backstroke
Silver	2001 Fukuoka	4 x 100 m medley relay
World Championships - Short Course
Silver	2006 Shanghai^[4]	50 m backstroke
Gold	2004 Indianapolis^[5]	50 m backstroke
Bronze	2004 Indianapolis	100 m backstroke
Silver	2004 Indianapolis	100 m individual medley
Silver	2000 Athens^[6]	4 x 100 m medley relay
European Championships (LC)
Gold	2002 Berlin	50m Backstroke
Gold	2002 Berlin	100m Butterfly
Silver	1997 Seville	4x100m Medley
Silver	1999 Istanbul	50m Backstroke
Silver	2000 Helsinki	100m Butterfly
Silver	2002 Berlin	50m Butterfly
Bronze	2002 Berlin	4x100m Medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold	1996 Riesa	100 m Butterfly
Gold	1998 Sheffield	50 m Backstroke
Gold	1998 Sheffield	4x50 Medley
Gold	2000 Valencia	100 m Butterfly
Gold	2000 Valencia	200 m Butterfly
Gold	2000 Valencia	4x50 Medley
Gold	2001 Antwerp	100 m Backstroke
Gold	2001 Antwerp	100 m Butterfly
Gold	2001 Antwerp	4x50 Medley
Gold	2002 Riesa	50 m Backstroke
Gold	2002 Riesa	100 m Backstroke
Gold	2002 Riesa	100 m Butterfly
Gold	2002 Riesa	4x50 Medley
Gold	2003 Dublin	50 m Backstroke
Gold	2003 Dublin	100 m Backstroke
Gold	2003 Dublin	4x50 Medley
Gold	2004 Vienna	50 m Backstroke
Gold	2004 Vienna	100 m Backstroke
Gold	2004 Vienna	100 m Butterfly
Gold	2004 Vienna	4x50 Medley
Gold	2005 Trieste	50 m Backstroke
Gold	2005 Trieste	100 m Butterfly
Gold	2005 Trieste	4x50 Medley
Gold	2006 Helsinki	4x50 Medley
Gold	2007 Debrecen	50 m Backstroke
Gold	2007 Debrecen	4x50 Medley
Silver	1996 Riesa	200 m Butterfly
Silver	1999 Lisboa	200 m Butterfly
Silver	1999 Lisboa	4x50 Medley
Silver	2003 Dublin	100 m Butterfly
Silver	2004 Vienna	4x50 Freestyle
Silver	2006 Helsinki	50 m Backstroke
Silver	2006 Helsinki	50 m Butterfly
Silver	2007 Debrecen	100 m Medley
Bronze	1998 Sheffield	200 m Butterfly
Bronze	2005 Trieste	100 m Backstroke
Bronze	2006 Helsinki	100 m Backstroke
Bronze	2007 Debrecen	4x50 Freestyle

Thomas Rupprath (born March 16, 1977 in Neuss) is an Olympic swimmer from Germany, who's nicknamed "The New Albatross". A specialist in the backstroke and butterfly, especially in short course, he the current world record holder for the 50 m backstroke (short course 25 m) with a time of 23.23 seconds set on November 31, 2002. He also held the 50 m backstroke (long course 50 m) record between July 7, 2003 to April 2, 2008 with a time of 24.80 s. With a time of 54.16 over 100m backstroke (2nd behind Helge Meeuw) Thomas Rupprath managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Bejing.

[edit] See also

German records in swimming

[edit] References

^ ESPN Sydney Swimming. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
^ 2004 Olympic Games swimming results. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
^ 12th FINA World Championships. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
^ Shanghai 2006 results. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
^ 7th FINA World Championships - 25m Indianapolis 2004. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
^ 5th FINA World Swimming Championships. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.

[edit] External links

Swim Rankings profile
Videos & Results on SwimPassion.net

Records
Preceded by Lars Frölander	Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (short course) December 14, 2001 – December 12, 2003	Succeeded by Milorad Čavić
Preceded by Franck Esposito	Men's 200 metre butterfly world record holder (short course) December 1, 2001 – December 8, 2002	Succeeded by Franck Esposito
Preceded by Peter Mankoč	Men's 100 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) January 25, 2003 – January 18, 2005	Succeeded by Roland Mark Schoeman
Preceded by Lenny Krayzelburg	Men's 50 metre backstroke world record holder (long course) July 26, 2003 – April 2, 2008	Succeeded by Liam Tancock