Kerstin Thiele

{{Short description|German judoka (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

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| country = Germany

| weight_class = –70 kg, –78 kg

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| worlds_rank = R16

| worlds_year = 2009

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| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 2

| regionals_year = 2009

| regionals_weight = Women's 70 kg

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| olympics_rank = 2

| olympics_year = 2012

| olympics_weight = Women's 70 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{GER}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|S| 2012 London | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 2009 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2008 Lisbon | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|S| 2009 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2011 Paris | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Paris | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Moscow | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2015 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European U23 Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 2007 Salzburg | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2005 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

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Kerstin Thiele (born 26 August 1986, in Riesa, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany) is a German judoka and a silver medallist at the Olympic Games 2012 in London.[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/thiele-kerstin-1103836/ Kerstin Thiele at london2012.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728034207/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/thiele-kerstin-1103836/ |date=28 July 2012}}

Kerstin Thiele is a German champion in judo in the Middleweight ({{nbnd}}70 kg) division. She competes for the German club JC Leipzig, and was part of the German national team.

At the 2012 Olympics she reached the women's middleweight judo final vs. Lucie Décosse, who won the gold medal. On the way Thiele beat Moira de Villiers, Anett Meszaros, Edith Bosch and Chen Fei.{{Cite web|url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/judo/63-70kg-middleweight-w|title = 63 - 70kg (middleweight) women results - Judo - London 2012 Olympics|website = www.olympic.org|access-date = 2016-03-29}}