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| Full name | Thomas Fahrner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | West German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1963 Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | EOSC Offenbach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Fahrner (born 7 February 1963 in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Fahrner earned two medals bronze in the 200 m freestyle and silver in 4×200 m freestyle relay. He also set an Olympic record for the 400 m freestyle (3:50.91) in the B final. Four years later at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he earned another medal this time a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.
Fahrner attended the University of Southern California. [1]
See also
References
- ^ USC OLYMPIANS: 1904-2008, USC Trojans Athletic Department. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- Thomas Fahrner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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