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Birgit Thumm

ビルギト・トゥム　/　びるぎと・とぅむ

Volleyball player from Germany

July 3, 1980 (age 45)　・　Heidenheim an der Brenz, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany

Stuttgart Government Region
volleyball player

My Take

Thumm strikes me as the kind of athlete whose full story deserves more telling. A 186 cm volleyball player from Heidenheim who debuted for Germany in 1999 and reached the Athens Olympics, she clearly turned raw height into genuine achievement at the highest level. The fact that teammates nicknamed her "Thummi" hints at someone well-liked inside the locker room, which I always read as a sign of more than just talent. Picturing her at the 2002 World Championship on home soil, lifted by a German crowd, is the detail that lingers for me. I'd offer her a quiet, sincere round of applause.

Overview

Birgit Thumm (born 3 July 1980) is a German volleyball player. She made her debut for the German Women's National Team in 1999. She played at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany; she represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is 184 cm tall, and is nicknamed "Thummi". She was born in Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Birgit Thumm
Name (Japanese): ビルギト・トゥム
Reading: びるぎと・とぅむ
Born: July 3, 1980 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Monkey
Origin: Heidenheim an der Brenz, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: volleyball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%A0

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