Dirk Richter

Dirk Richter (born 12 September 1964 in Cottbus, Brandenburg) is a former swimmer from East Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×100 freestyle medley twice during the Summer Olympics. He did so in 1988 with the East German team, alongside Thomas Flemming, Lars Hinneburg, and Steffen Zesner.

Dirk Richter

Personal information
Born	12 September 1964 (age 56) Cottbus, Brandenburg, East Germany
Medal record Men's swimming Olympic Games Representing  East Germany 1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle Friendship Games 1984 Moscow 100 m backstroke 1984 Moscow 200 metre backstroke 1984 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle relay 1984 Moscow 4×100 m medley 1984 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle relay Representing  Germany 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Representing  East Germany 1982 Guayaquil 100 m backstroke 1986 Madrid 4x200 m freestyle 1986 Madrid 100 m backstroke 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle Representing  Germany 1991 Perth 4×100 m freestyle 1991 Perth 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) Representing  East Germany 1983 Rome 100 m backstroke 1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m freestyle 1983 Rome 4×200 m freestyle 1985 Sofia 100 m backstroke 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 1987 Strasbourg 100 m freestyle 1989 Bonn 100 m backstroke Representing  Germany 1991 Athens 100 m backstroke 1991 Athens 200 m backstroke 1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle

Four years later, when Barcelona, Spain hosted the Games, Richter represented Germany and ended up third alongside Mark Pinger, Christian Tröger, and Steffen Zesner.

References

• Dirk Richter at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 19, 2007)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dirk Richter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06.