Thomas Flach (born 3 June 1956) is a German

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

and Olympic champion, born in

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

. He competed in the Soling class together with Jochen Schümann and Bernd Jäkel at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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, where they won the gold medal. The same crew participated at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, where they also received a gold medal.

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* * * 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Potsdam German male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors of East Germany Olympic sailors of Germany Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics European Champions Soling Soling class world champions {{Germany-yachtracing-bio-stub