Hans-Joachim Fassnacht
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Hans-Joachim Fassnacht (born 1950) is a German swimmer
, Olympic medalist and previous world record holder. He was born in Baden-Württemberg
. He participated at the 1968
and 1972
Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
in 1972.
He had the world record in 400 metres freestyle
in 1969.
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, Olympic medalist and previous world record holder. He was born in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
. He participated at the 1968
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
and 1972
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 31. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.-Medalists:-Heats:Heat 1Heat 2...
in 1972.
He had the world record in 400 metres freestyle
World record progression 400 metres freestyle
The first world record in the men's 400 metres freestyle in long course swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation in 1908. In the short course swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.-Long course:-Short course:-Long...
in 1969.