Wolfram Sperling (born 4 December 1952) is a retired German swimmer. He competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972 ...

in the 400 m freestyle and 200 m and 400 m individual medley and finished in eighth place in the last event. He placed fourth in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle at the 1970 European Championships. Between 1973 and 1978 he studied sports sciences and after graduation worked at the DHfK in Leipzig, defending a PhD in 1982 and

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in 1990. He then taught various sports-related subjects at the

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(1993–1994) and

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(1993–1998). In parallel he worked as a researcher in sports therapy. He is a member of the German Association of Sport Sciences, President of the Saxon Swimming Federation, and a board member of the German Swimming Federation.

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1952 births Living people German male freestyle swimmers Male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for East Germany Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Leipzig {{Germany-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub