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| Born | 28 November 1950 (1950-11-28) (age 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | VWM, Mannheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Don Gambril (Long Beach State) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hans-Joachim Fassnacht (German pronunciation:[hansˈfasˌnaxt]ⓘ; born 28 November 1950) is a retired Germanswimmer. He competed at the1968 and1972 Summer Olympics in various freestyle and butterfly events and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle in 1972. In 1972, he also won a 1500 m freestyle semifinal, setting an Olympic record, but withdrew from the final.[1]
During his career, Fassnacht set 41 German, 21 European and two world records, as well as five world best times. In 1969, while attendingLong Beach State University under CoachDon Gambril, he broke the world record in the400 m freestyle, and the following year broke another one in the 200 m butterfly. He was selected asWest German Sportspersonality of the Year three consecutive times: in 1969, 1970 and 1971, beatingFranz Beckenbauer. In 1992, he was inducted into theInternational Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
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