Hans Fassnacht
Personal information
Born28 November 1950 (1950-11-28) (age 73)
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 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 times in a row: in 1969, 1970 and 1971, beating Franz Beckenbauer. In 1992 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]

See also

References

  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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