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Hans Fassnacht

Hans Fassnacht
Personal information
Born28 November 1950 (1950-11-28) (age 74)
Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubVWM, Mannheim
Coached byDon Gambril
(Long Beach State)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Barcelona 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1970 Barcelona 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1970 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle

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]

During his career, Fassnacht set 41 German, 21 European and two 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 the following year 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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Hans Faßnacht". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ "Hans Fassnacht". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
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