Jörg Woithe

Jörg Woithe

Jörg Woithe in 1979
Personal information
Nationality	East Germany
Born	11 April 1963 East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 100 m freestyle 1980 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle World Championships 1982 Guayaquil 100 m freestyle 1982 Guayaquil 200 m freestyle 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle European Championships 1987 Strasbourg 50 m freestyle 1981 Split 100 m freestyle 1983 Rome 100 m freestyle 1983 Rome 200 m freestyle 1983 Rome 4×200 m freestyle 1985 Sofia 100 m freestyle 1985 Sofia 4×100 m freestyle 1985 Sofia 4×100 m medley 1981 Split 4×100 m medley 1983 Rome 4×100 m freestyle 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley

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 and Sport in Leipzig / Germany ( Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur und Sport - DHfK ) 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 national team.^[4][5]

References

1. Jörg Woithe. sports-reference.com
2. Jörg WOITHE. les-sports.info
3. Woithe, Jörg. bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de
4. Jorg Woithe applauds Iranian swimmer. The Tehran Times, 11 April 2012
5. Jorg Woithe named as Iran swimming coach. The Tehran Times, 24 June 2012