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Dieter Thoma

ディーター・トーマ　/　でぃーたー・とーま

Skier from Germany

October 19, 1969 (age 56)　・　Hinterzarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Baden-Württemberg
skier
ski jumper
athlete

My Take

There is something I find irresistibly romantic about a ski jumper, and Dieter Thoma embodies it. Born in Hinterzarten in the Black Forest, almost spiritual home of the sport, he launched himself off ramps into open sky during the era when winter sports felt magical to me. Ski jumping is a strange marriage of nerve and calculation, courage measured in metres and decimal points, and that tension reads as pure art. Earning the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg marks him as a regional source of pride, and his later television recognition hints he kept drawing people in long after he stopped flying.

Overview

Dieter Thoma (born 19 October 1969) is a West German/German former ski jumper.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Dieter Thoma
Name (Japanese): ディーター・トーマ
Reading: でぃーたー・とーま
Born: October 19, 1969 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rooster
Origin: Hinterzarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 178 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: skier / ski jumper / athlete

2. Background

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

Awards & achievements

2000 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
2002 Bavarian TV Awards

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%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E

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