Ruth Lamsbach

Ruth Lamsbach
Personal information
Born1950 (age 75–76)
Bochum, West Germany
Sport
Country Germany /  West Germany
SportPara table tennis
Paralympic athletics
Para archery
Paralympic swimming
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Paralympic Games
Paralympic athletics
Gold medal – first place1972 HeidelbergPentathlon 2
Paralympic swimming
Silver medal – second place1968 Tel Aviv25m breaststroke class 2 complete
Bronze medal – third place1968 Tel Aviv25m freestyle class 2 complete
Para table tennis
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeams C3
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaSingles C3
World Para Table Tennis Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 AssenSingles C3
Gold medal – first place1990 AssenTeams C3
European Para Table Tennis Championships
Silver medal – second place1991 SalouSingles C3
Bronze medal – third place1991 SalouOpen singles wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place1991 SalouTeams C3
Representing  West Germany
Paralympic Games
Para table tennis
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulSingles C2
Bronze medal – third place1976 TorontoTeams C4-5
Bronze medal – third place1980 ArnhemSingles C2
Wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place1976 TorontoWomen's tournament

Ruth Lamsbach (born 1950) is a German paralympic athlete and multiple medalist at the Paralympic Games .[1]

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Ruth Lamsbach - Archery, Athletics, Swimming, Table Tennis, Wheelchair Basketball | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  2. ↑ "Tel Aviv 1968 - swimming - womens-25-m-freestyle-class-2-complete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Tel Aviv 1968 - swimming - womens-25-m-breaststroke-class-2-complete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  4. ↑ "Heidelberg 1972 - athletics - womens-pentathlon-2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  5. ↑ "Arnhem 1980 - table-tennis - womens-singles-2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ↑ "New York / Stoke Mandeville 1984 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - IPC Historical Results Database". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  7. ↑ "Seoul 1988 - table-tennis - womens-singles-2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  8. ↑ "Barcelona 1992 - table-tennis - womens-teams-3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  9. ↑ "LAMSBACH Ruth". para-stats.ittf.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
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