Oliver Lampe (born 9 April 1974 in

Hannover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

, Niedersachsen) is a former

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and freestyle swimmer from

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, who represented his native country at the

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. There he swam in the preliminary heats of the Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, which eventually won the bronze medal in the final. A member of ''Sportverein Arpke'' he is the son of 1972 Olympian

Werner Lampe Werner Lampe (born 30 November 1952) is a retired German swimmer and Olympic medalist. He is the brother of Hans Lampe and father of Oliver Lampe. He participated at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in 4 × 200 m fre ...

, and a nephew of

Hans Lampe Hans Lampe (born 28 June 1948) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hannover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. It ...

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