Ruth Lamsbach
German paralympic athlete
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Ruth Lamsbach (born 1950) is a German paralympic athlete and multiple medalist at the Paralympic Games .[1]
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| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany / West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis Paralympic athletics Para archery Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She received the Silver Laurel Leaf on June 23, 1993.
Career
At the 1968 Summer Paralympic Games in Tel Aviv, she won a bronze medal in the 25 meters freestyle,[2] and silver medal in breaststroke.[3]
At the 1972 Summer Paralympics, she competed in both pentathlon and wheelchair tennis. She became a Paralympic champion in the pentathlon.[4]
Since 1976, she transitioned to table tennis. She competed in the 1976 Summer Paralympics, and 1980 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal in singles 2.[5]
At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold in Open 1B-4, and bronze in the singles 2 class.[6]
She also took part in the 1988 Summer Paralympics winning a silver medal in Singles 2,[7] and 1992 Paralympic Games winning a gold medal in 1992 in the Teams 3 class.[8]
At the 1990 World Championships, she won the world title in singles and doubles.[9]