Thomas Flach

{{short description|German sailor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}

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| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|3 June 1956}}

| birth_place = Potsdam, Brandenburg

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| height = 186 cm

| weight = 95 kg

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| classes = Soling

| club = SC Berlin-Grünau, Berlin

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

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{{MedalGold| 1988 Seoul | Soling class}}

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{{MedalGold| 1996 Atlanta | Soling class}}

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Thomas Flach (born 3 June 1956) is a German sailor and Olympic champion, born in Potsdam.

He competed in the Soling class together with Jochen Schümann and Bernd Jäkel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where they won the gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/sailing.htm |title=Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing |website=gbrathletics.com |access-date=1 June 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=YAT |title=1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031065851/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=YAT |archive-date=2006-10-31}} The same crew participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where they also received a gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=24&sp=YAT |title=1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119144331/http://databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=24&sp=YAT |archive-date=19 January 2013}}