Alexander Thieme

Personal information
Born	13 January 1954 Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony, East Germany
Died	29 November 2016(2016-11-29) (aged 62)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 4 × 100 m relay IAAF World Cup 1977 Düsseldorf 4 × 100 metre relay

Alexander Thieme (13 January 1954 – 29 November 2016) was an East German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.^[1] Thieme was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony. He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 4 × 100 metres relay where he won the silver medal alongside his teammates Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer and Klaus-Dieter Kurrat. In 1977, his team came in second place in the 4 x 100 m relay at the IAAF World Cup in Düsseldorf.