Werner Freitag

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Werner Freitag
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Freitag in 1967
Personal information
Born (1946-01-04) 4 January 1946 (age 78)
Niedersachsen, Germany
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubATS Bremerhaven

Werner Freitag (born 4 January 1946) is a German former butterfly swimmer who won the national 200 m title in 1963 and 1965. [1] He competed in the 200 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 100 m event the 1968 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. His daughter Meike also became an Olympic swimmer. [2]

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References

  1. Schwimmen - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Herren-Teil 3). sport-komplett.de
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Werner Freitag Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2016.