Jörg Woithe

Jörg Woithe

Jörg Woithe in 1979
Personal information
Nationality	East Germany
Born	(1963-04-11) 11 April 1963 East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	80 kilograms (180 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record Competitor for  East Germany Olympic Games Gold 1980 Moscow 100 m freestyle Silver 1980 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle World Championships Gold 1982 Guayaquil 100 m freestyle Bronze 1982 Guayaquil 200 m freestyle Bronze 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle European Championships Silver 1981 Split 100 m freestyle Bronze 1981 Split 4×100 m medley Silver 1983 Rome 100 m freestyle Silver 1983 Rome 200 m freestyle Silver 1983 Rome 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 1983 Rome 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley Silver 1985 Sofia 100 m freestyle Silver 1985 Sofia 4×100 m freestyle Silver 1985 Sofia 4×100 m medley Gold 1987 Strasbourg 50 m freestyle

Jörg Woithe (born 11 April 1963) is a German former swimmer. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow 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 in Lepzig (Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur) 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 the Iranian swimming team.^[4][5]

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