Herbert Klein (swimmer)
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing the  Germany |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1952 Helsinki | 200 m breaststroke |
| European Championships | ||
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1950 Vienna | 200 m breaststroke |
Herbert Klein (born March 25, 1923, in Frankfurt, Germany, died September 25, 2001) was a German swimmer.
He won the 200 Metres Breaststroke at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships in Vienna and in the bronze medal in the 200 Metres Breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He further swam 3 world records and 21 German records.
In 1950 he was elected German Sportspersonality of the year.
See also
References
- International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame - Jewish Olympic medalists
Categories:
- 1923 births
- German Jews
- German swimmers
- Jewish swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Germany
- Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- 2001 deaths
- Former world record holders in swimming
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
