Helge Meeuw

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Helge Meeuw
Personal information
Full nameHelge Folkert Meeuw
NationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1984-08-29) 29 August 1984 (age 39)
Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, Backstroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rome 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Shanghai 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Shanghai 100 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Budapest 50 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Helsinki 50 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Trieste 200 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Helsinki 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Helsinki 200 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Debrecen 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Vienna 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Debrecen 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Rijeka 100 m backstroke
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Bangkok 50 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Bangkok 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Belgrade 100 m backstroke

Helge Folkert Meeuw (born 29 August 1984 from Wiesbaden, West Germany) is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Germany. He swam for Germany at the:

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At the 2008 German Swimming Championships in Berlin, he swam in 53.10 sec a new European Record at 100m backstroke. He also holds 200 m (short course and long course) backstroke German national records in swimming.

Personal bests

Long course

Short course

Family

Both his parents, Folkert Meeuw and Jutta Weber, competed for West Germany in swimming, and both won medals at Olympic Games and World and European championships. [1] His wife, Antje Buschschulte, also competed for Germany and won Olympic medals. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helge Meeuw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15.
  2. "Antje Buschschulte". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-08-28.