Birgit Thumm (born July 3, 1980, in
Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg) is a volleyball player from Germany.
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
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She is 184 cm tall, and is nicknamed "Thummi"
Honours
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1999 European Championship – 4th place
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2001 European Championship – 9th place
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2001 FIVB World Grand Prix
The 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix was the ninth women's volleyball tournament of its kind.
Teams
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Preliminary rounds
Ranking
First round
Group A
*Venue: Suphanburi, Thailand
Group B
*Venue: Kowloon, Hong Kong
Second ...
– 8th place
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2002 FIVB World Grand Prix
The 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix was the tenth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. The event was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Philippines, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Japan, culminating ...
– 3rd place
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2002 World Championship – 10th place
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2004 Olympic Games – 9th place
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2005 FIVB World Grand Prix
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2005 edition was played by twelve countries from June 24 to July 18, ...
– 10th place
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2006 World Championship – 11th place
References
External links
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DVV profile
1980 births
Living people
German women's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players of Germany
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