Vera Thamm

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]

Vera Thamm
Personal information
Born (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990
Haltern am See, Germany
Height1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Germany
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityDysmelia
Disability classS3
ClubTSV Bayer Leverkusen
Coached byMarion Haas-Faller
Retired2016
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Germany
World Championships
2013 MontrealWomen's 50m breaststroke SB2
2013 MontrealWomen's 50m butterfly S3
European Championships
2011 BerlinWomen's 50m breaststroke SB2
2011 BerlinWomen's 150m individual medley SM3

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]

References
  1. "Vera Thamm - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Vera Thamm will fur Deutschland nach London (in German)". wn.de.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Sportlerportrait 01/2014 - Vera Thamm (in German)". Swimpool. 1 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Steckbrief Sport-Inklusionsmanagerin (in German)" (PDF). cdn.dosb.de. 1 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Bundessportfest wird inklusiv (in German)". Kreissportbund. 24 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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