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Dieter Thoma visits GRUMA

Dieter Thoma: former ski jumper, TV presenter and now also the happy owner of a forklift license from the GRUMA Academy. Find out how he did during the training and what he needs the license for in our article.

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Group picture with Christian Neubarth, Dieter Thoma and Andrea Kain
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Celebrity visit to GRUMA

Dieter Thoma: former ski jumper, TV presenter and now also the happy owner of a forklift license from the GRUMA Academy. Find out how he did during the training and what he needs the license for in our article.

On September 11, GRUMA Garching once again received a prominent visit. After the visits of kickboxing world champion Dr. Christine Theiss and radio presenter Susanne Rohrer, the ski jumping legend and current ARD television presenter Dieter Thoma was now a guest.

Thoma will be competing for a good cause at this year's Linde Celebrity Forklift Cup in Aschaffenburg from September 20 to 22. In order to prepare himself optimally for this, he decided to be instructed in the art of forklift driving by the experienced training instructors at the GRUMA Academy. In the morning, the TV expert was welcomed by forklift trainer Christian Neubarth in Garching. After a short photo session with interested GRUMA employees, the training team was able to make its way to the training site.

Once there, trainer Christian Neubarth began with the introduction to the vehicle, a Linde E30 throttled to 3km/h with deactivated tilt function, as it is also driven at the Promi-Stapler-Cup in Aschaffenburg. For practicing, 6 sheet metal containers as well as Euro pallets were used, which had to be professionally stacked on top of each other.
Thoma, who had never driven a forklift before that day, immediately mastered the two-pedal vehicle to everyone's amazement and implemented all of Neubarth's specifications fantastically. After a good 20 minutes, the E30 was replaced by a non-throttled E16 forklift, which meant that Thoma could now drive a forklift "properly". Now, according to Christian Neubarth, Thoma was "in his element. He visibly enjoyed working with the E16!". In the end, Dieter Thoma was even allowed to switch to the driver's seat of an 8-ton truck, which he also mastered very well and skillfully.
Finally, they made their way back, accompanied by lots of handshaking. At around 2 p.m., Dieter Thoma was finally bid farewell, optimally prepared for the upcoming Celebrity Forklift Cup.
"I think we all agree - Dieter is a great man without airs and graces. Nothing was too much for him. All the best Dieter, have fun at the Stapler Cup and maybe see you again soon at GRUMA. Goodbye!"
Coach NeubarthConclusion at the end of the day

Who is Dieter Thoma?

Dieter Thoma, (* October 19, 1969 in Hinterzarten), former German ski jumper and current ARD ski jumping expert.
Olympic champion, world champion and multiple German champion. Winner of the Four Hills Tournament 89/90 and 12-time World Cup winner in ski jumping.
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