Thomas Flemming

Thomas Flemming (born 14 July 1967 Schlema ) is a former swimming athlete from East Germany, who won two Olympic medals in 1988 with the freestyle relays.

Flemming moved in 1979 from Zwickau to SC Karl- Marx-Stadt. In 1983 he won the 4 x 200 - meter freestyle relay at the European Junior Championships. After Flemming had occupied in 1986 in the East German championship in each case behind Sven Lodziewski second place in the East German championship in the 100 meters and 200 meters freestyle, followed at the World Swimming Championships 1986 in Madrid, his first international title. The 4-by- 200 - meter relay team won in the cast Lars Hinneburg, Thomas Flemming, Dirk Richter and Sven Lodziewski gold before the squadrons of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States. 1987 Flemming won on the 200 - meter freestyle track at the East German championship. At the European Championships in 1987 in Strasbourg, won the DDR Season 4 by 100 meters freestyle in the occupation of Dirk Richter, Thomas Flemming, Steffen Zesner and Sven Lodziewski. About twice the distance gained Hinneburg, Flemming, Zesner and Lodziewski silver behind the relay from the Federal Republic. As a fifth over 200 meters freestyle Flemming reached his highest individual ranking on international Championships in Strasbourg.

At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul Flemming came in tenth place over 200 meters freestyle. The 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay in the cast Dirk Richter, Thomas Flemming, Lars Hinneburg and Steffen Zesner won bronze behind the seasons from the United States and the Soviet Union. Over the long haul finished the season with East German Uwe Dassler, Sven Lodziewski, Thomas Flemming and Steffen Zesner second place behind the U.S. swimmers. His last international medal winning Flemming in 1989 at the European Championships in Bonn. With Uwe Dassler, André Matzk, Thomas Flemming and Steffen Zesner the GDR Season occupied on the long freestyle route to third place behind the Italians and the hosts.

For winning the relay medals in Seoul Flemming was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver. He received this medal also in 1986.