Torben Schmidtke
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Born24 February 1989
Schwerin, West Germany
Schwerin, West Germany
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Country
Germany
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| Born | 24 February 1989 Schwerin, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Dysmelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S8, SB7, SM8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Potsdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Torben Schmidtke (born 24 February 1989) is a German Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He specialises in freestyle swimming and breaststroke swimming where he has won two Paralympic medals, two World medals and three European medals.[1]
Schmidtke was born with dysmelia in his legs and has three fingers on his left hand, he had his right foot amputated in October 2018 due to severe pain relating to his health condition. As well as swimming, he works for the German Federal Police as an IT specialist in Potsdam.[2][3]