Torsten Spanneberg began his sports career at the age of six in the Halle-Neustadt training center at SSV 70 Halle-Neustadt. In 1986 he moved to SV Halle and in 1992 won his first gold medal at the Junior World Championships with the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 meter relay . He also took part in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2000 he switched to SG Neukölln for reasons of study . His trainer is Norbert Warnatzsch . For winning the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Federal President Johannes Rau awarded him the Silver Laurel Leaf.
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6 times German champion on the normal track (1994 and 1995 over 50 and 100 m, 1997 over 100 m, 2001 over 50 m)