Torsten Spanneberg (born 13 April 1975 in

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-An ...

) is an Olympic medal winning

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swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

and participated in the

swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics The swimming competitions at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place from 14 to 21 August 2004 at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre in Marousi. It featured 32 events (16 male, 16 female), a total of 937 swimmers from 152 nations, and the ...

. His trainer is Norbert Warnatzach and his club is S.G. Neukölln. , Spanneberg is a student and is 2.02 metres tall and weighs 88 kilograms.

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