Torsten Spanneberg
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Torsten•Spanneberg |
| Used name | Torsten•Spanneberg |
| Born | 13 April 1975 in Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt (GER) |
| Measurements | 202 cm / 88 kg |
| Affiliations | SG Neukölln, Berlin (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
German freestyle swimmer Torsten Spanneberg won the bronze medal with the 4x100 IM relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also finished an unfortunate fourth with the 4x100 free, only 0.37 seconds behind Brazil. At Athens in 2004 this relay squad could only finish eighth. Individually, he failed to reach the 100 metres freestyle finals in 2000 and 2004.
At World Championships, Spanneberg won a silver medal in 1995 with the 4x200 free at the Short-Course Worlds, and at the Long-Course Worlds in 2001 he added a silver with the 4x100 IM relay, and a bronze with the 4x100 free. In 1994, he won another bronze with the 4x200 free, but swam the heats only. At Europeans he won four gold medals, five silvers, and two bronzes. Spanneberg was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. In total, he won nine German national titles, all over 50 and 100 metres freestyle. He studied business administration.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Torsten Spanneberg | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 25 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 4 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Torsten Spanneberg | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 16 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 8 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m medley relay – 23 September 2000 - 27 July 2003: 3:35.88 (23 September 2000; Sydney, AUS))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (2–3–1 1995 Wien SWM gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 100 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay, bronze: 50 m freestyle; 1997 Sevilla SWM silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 2002 Berlin SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (2–2–0 1993 Gateshead gold: 4×50 m backstroke relay, silver: 4×50 m freestyle relay; 1994 Stavanger silver: 4×50 m freestyle relay; 2002 Riesa gold: 4×50 m medley relay (swam in heats only))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–1–2 1994 Roma SWI bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only); 2001 Fukuoka SWI silver: 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (0–1–0 1995 Rio de Janeiro silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay)