Ruth Lamsbach (born 1950) is a German paralympic athlete and multiple medalist at the Paralympic Games .[1]
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| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Bochum, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany / West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis Paralympic athletics Para archery Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She received the Silver Laurel Leaf on June 23, 1993.
Career
editAt 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
edit- ^ "Ruth Lamsbach - Archery, Athletics, Swimming, Table Tennis, Wheelchair Basketball | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Tel Aviv 1968 - swimming - womens-25-m-freestyle-class-2-complete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Tel Aviv 1968 - swimming - womens-25-m-breaststroke-class-2-complete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Heidelberg 1972 - athletics - womens-pentathlon-2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Arnhem 1980 - table-tennis - womens-singles-2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Seoul 1988 - table-tennis - womens-singles-2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992 - table-tennis - womens-teams-3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "LAMSBACH Ruth". stats.ipttc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-18.