Roger Pyttel

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Roger Pyttel
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Pyttel in 1973.
Personal information
NationalityEast German
Born (1957-05-08) 8 May 1957 (age 65)
Wolfen, East Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly
Club SC DHfK Leipzig

Roger Pyttel (born 8 May 1957 in Wolfen) is a former German butterfly swimmer. After failing to place in various races during the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, Pyttel attained both a silver and bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. [1]

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References

  1. Page of Roger Pyttel on Sports Reference retrieved on www.sports-reference.com on 2. February 2014