Hans-Joachim Fassnacht (German pronunciation: [hans ˈfasˌnaxt] ; born 28 November 1950) is a retired German swimmer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in various freestyle and butterfly events and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle in 1972. In 1972 he also won a 1500 m freestyle semifinal, setting an Olympic record, but withdrew from the final.[1]
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| Born | 28 November 1950 (age 74) Baden-Württemberg, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | VWM, Mannheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Don Gambril (Long Beach State) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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During his career, Fassnacht set 41 German, 21 European and 2 world records, as well as five world best times. In 1969, while attending Long Beach State University under Coach Don Gambril, he broke the world record in the 400 m freestyle, and next year he broke another one, in the 200 m butterfly. He was selected as West German Sportspersonality of the Year three consecutive times: in 1969, 1970 and 1971, beating Franz Beckenbauer. In 1992 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hans Faßnacht". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Hans Fassnacht". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
External links
edit- Hans Fassnacht at World Aquatics
- Hans Fassnacht at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Hans Fassnacht at Olympics.com
- Hans Fassnacht at Olympedia
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