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Hans Fassnacht
German swimmer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 (1950-11-28) (age 73) 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]