 Gerhard Hetz in 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gerhard Hetz | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1942-07-13)13 July 1942 Hof, Bavaria, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 May 2012(2012-05-19) (aged 69) Barra de Navidad,Jalisco, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Hof, Hof an der Saale | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gerhard Hetz (German pronunciation:[ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁtˈhɛts]ⓘ; 13 July 1942 – 19 May 2012) was a German Olympic swimmer.[1] He competed in the1960 and1964 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley in 1964.[2]
He set twoworld records in the 400 m individual medley, in 1962 and 1963. In 1962 he was selected as theGerman Sportspersonality of the Year. After retirement from competitions he became a successful swimming coach at Blau-Weiß Bochum, SSF Bonn (1968–1975) and then SV Rhenania Köln (1975–1991), training such swimmers asRainer Henkel,Werner Lampe andPeter Sitt. However, he was also criticized for his harsh training methods. He died inBarra de Navidad,Jalisco,Mexico, where he was running a hotel with his wife. They had three children.[3]
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| Preceded by | Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) May 20, 1962 – June 30, 1962 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) October 12, 1963 – July 31, 1964 | Succeeded by |
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