Fritz Dennerlein
Personal information
Born14 March 1936
Portici, Naples, Italy
Died3 October 1992 (aged 56)
Naples, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming, water polo
ClubCircolo Canottieri, Naples
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's swimming
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place1958 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1958 Budapest4×100 m medley
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1959 Beirut200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place1959 Beirut4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place1959 Beirut4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1963 Naples200 m butterfly
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1959 Turin200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place1959 Turin4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1959 Turin4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1963 Porto Alegre200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1963 Porto Alegre4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1963 Porto Alegre4×100 m freestyle
Men's water polo
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1955 BarcelonaTeam
Gold medal – first place1963 NaplesTeam
Silver medal – second place1959 BeirutTeam
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1959 TurinTeam

Federico "Fritz" Dennerlein (14 March 1936 – 3 October 1992) was an Italian freestyle and butterfly swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth in the water polo tournaments in 1956 and 1964, and in the 200 m butterfly event in 1960. He also reached the finals of the 4 × 200 m freestyle (1956) and 4 × 100 m medley (1960) relays.[1]

Dennerlein was born to a German father and Romanian mother; he had an elder brother Costantino, also a competitive swimmer.[2] Between 1959 and 1962 he set five European records in the 100 and 200 m butterfly events. He aimed for a butterfly medal at the 1960 Olympics, and therefore gave up his place in the Olympic water polo team. After retiring from competitions he worked as a coach in his native Naples. Since 1984 he trained the national water polo team, bringing it to a silver medal at the 1986 World Championships. He died in a traffic accident, and was buried in the English Cemetery, Naples.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Fritz Dennerlein Archived 26 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 E' MORTO DENNERLEIN. Republica. 4 October 1992 (in Italian)
  3. ↑ Dennerlein, Federico (Fritz). Enciclopedia dello Sport (2005)


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