Thorsten Weidner
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Thorsten•Weidner |
| Used name | Thorsten•Weidner |
| Born | 29 December 1967 in Lauda, Lauda-Königshofen, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
| Measurements | 187 cm / 80 kg |
| Affiliations | FC Tauberbischofsheim, Tauberbischofsheim (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany  West Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Foil fencer Thorsten Weidner won two Olympic team medals, at Seoul 1988 (silver) and Barcelona 1992 (gold). Individually, he finished 25th at Barcelona. At World Championships he won individual silver in 1991 and bronze in 1994. Weidner also won two team golds (1987 and 1993) and five team silvers (1985-86, 1989, 1991, 1994). Nationally, he won the individual title in 1989, and silver in 1986 and 1994.
Weidner was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. He later worked at the Mercedes-Benz Mainfranken branch in Würzburg, in sales for new, second hand and company cars.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRG |
Thorsten Weidner | |||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Fencing | GER |
Thorsten Weidner | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 25 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–0–2 1995 Fukuoka FEN bronze: foil team and épée team (competd for Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (2–6–1 1985 Barcelona silver: foil team (competed for West Germany); 1986 Sofia silver: foil team (competed for West Germany); 1987 Lausanne gold: foil team (competed for West Germany); 1989 Denver silver: foil team (competed for West Germany); 1991 Budapest silver: foil and foil team (competed for Germany); 1993 Essen gold: foil team (competed for Germany); 1994 Athina silver: foil team, bronze: foil (competed for Germany))